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Which is precisely why asking what would happen on a success aids in understanding. There's going to be difference based on whether the system is task vs conflict resolution. There's likely difference between two different systems that both use task (or conflict) resolution. There's going to be...

In actual play, do you really call for that many checks? I mean, I have a preference for task resolution over conflict resolution, but that seems excessive. It's pretty much setting the PCs up to fail on sheer probability.

I don't think that's a mistake, for two reasons. Firstly, understanding how things would play out on a success gives a contrast to how things play out on a failure that aids in understanding the rules and/or playstyle. Secondly, as established in the tangent with @EzekielRaiden, such questions...

Indeed, it is so good that it can find patterns that aren't even there. Er, others have those players too, right?

Well, in games that use "success with a complication", pretty darn frequently. Though that is one of the more common reasons cited when people bounce off them. The cook example given seems more like success with a complication to me than fail forward as I understand it. With fail forward, I...

Nah, it's just a regular hat that he casts mending on every time he tears it putting it on.

If that's appealing to you, Runescape: Dragonwilds, Enshrouded and Return to Moria might be up your alley, if you haven't already checked them out.

Easy to assume this would be a D&D version of Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor, but that doesn't feel particularly D&D to me. The GaaS model really needs to die. Could have potential.

That sums up most of this thread.

I think that comes down to how granular one prefers to be, which in turn often comes down to simulation vs drama. That probably depends on how much of a heart of gold the rogue has, no? Though I imagine if this hypothetical was to play out at a real table, it's far more likely that the rogue...

Oh, I'm aware. The only thing particularly new about BitD's clocks is that they're a unified graphical representation of things GMs have been doing for decades. That spindown die counting down the rounds until reinforcements arrive - clock. Those hatchmarks on a piece of scrap paper tracking...

I am not well-acquainted with Burning Wheel; is "intent and task" different from "goal and approach"? In case clarity is needed: "goal and approach" is a suggestion for players to specify what they're trying to accomplish (goal) along with how they are going about it (approach).

Bolded for emphasis. This is a bit of a misconception regarding the original action role. Whilst common, it is not inherently intended to be conflict resolution. To quote the book: So, the action roll - and, by extension, Deep Cuts' threat roll - can range from task resolution to conflict...

Assuming the reason for trying to open the door was to save people from the fire, it's a logical causal effect. While it's true that their cause of death is the fire, the character's inability to open the door prevented them from being saved in time. This cause-and-effect is precisely why some...

It's literally not. While there are definitely GMs who are adopting clocks, as presented in BitD, into systems that don't use them (indeed, I've done it myself), they are not as widespread as you are making out. Rather than others living under a rock, you may be living in a TTRPG bubble.

I've not touched any of the Level Up stuff, but I'm assuming it's the same as what's in WOIN, in which case it's a knock-off of the Angry GM's time/tension pool. I imagine the Angry GM would be the first to call their self trad, but the mechanic is designed to add tension.

I haven't seen anything for Scum & Villainy specifically (but then I haven't actively looked), but Blades has a bunch: Sean Nittner, who was editor and playtester for BitD, has several supplements, including scores, here. A Couple of Drakes has several collections of scores here. Olin Kirkland...

There are two standout books from 3.X era for me: 1. Manual of the Planes. Great for all your plane-hopping needs. 2. Sharn: City of Towers. Everything I want from a city book.

Before BG3, I had in mind a campaign revolving around the Dead Three (which I've since scrapped because there's no way I'd be able to escape comparisons to BG3). Whilst I wasn't using avatars, I was using Chosen, and for Bane, my immediate thought was Oath of Conquest paladin. So I started with...

This is a bit of a rehash of a line of discussion that has already happened, so this feels like a bit of a misrepresentation. From what I've seen, it's more: A: It looks like this style has a problem, and nobody will tell me how it is handled! B: I handle it by XYZ, someone else may handle it...