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The GM is not mechanics. And the actual mechanics serve to model the world. It's that world, and the PCs interactions with it, that drive the game, not the mechanics themselves.

The GM has a hand in narration of events, creation and depiction of NPCs, and the results of actions, and of course they build the setting. The rules model the setting and how the PCs interact with it mechanically.

Can't tell you wasn't playing in the '70s. I'm telling why I do it now.

That's how I run every game.

And potentially raises other problems.

Whether or not something like what @Lanefan does is a waste of time depends greatly on what your goals are. If you want the effect of verisimilitude and realism in what might be available, you have to allow for the possibility that what is available at any given time isn't exactly what the...

Agreed. To me the answer is...give your setting an economy. And make sure there are multiple ways to spend your gold.

I see the RPG experience as more than a haunted house ride. And I don't do adventure paths.

They were selling them at their booth at Gencon this year. I got lucky.

Awesome! I picked up a set of those at Gencon.

I've never seen that as a strength. Every time I see a live play where the players act like their PCs are in mortal danger when by the rules of the game they're playing I know they're really not, it bugs the heck out if me. Even worse if the players are being manipulated by the mechanics and...

I fo it to make the game I want. Is there another reason?

You do some working on making hit points make more sense from a Sim perspective, and you've got more breathing room to work on the other issues you mentioned.

Man I wish Harnmaster was more reasonably priced...

Haven't they been doing that though? How much of the game really supports high level play?

How do you suggest that be done?

Agreed. Big fan of having to take your long rest at a haven myself.

Maybe the WotC 5e designers should have been more clear about their intentions. Maybe they still need to do that.

There's a difference between denying what the game recommends, and just not wanting to play that way.

Find a group that wants to play that way, and Bob's your uncle!