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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8165856" data-attributes="member: 16814">Your takeaway is incorrect.&nbsp; The idea is that by following this process, the GM is exercising agency and the player is not.I follow this exact process when I run 5e so it would be incredibly strange to say that I think I'm not following a process.When I run 5e, absolutely.&nbsp; When I run Blades, kinda.&nbsp; I set the position by the current fiction, but that's not at all analogous to the DC, but rather a framing of the risks -- it indicates the severity of consequences if the action is failed.&nbsp; The &quot;DC&quot; is entirely up to the player, by dint of what action they choose to undertake.&nbsp; This is because success thresholds are fixed and the player gets to choose how many dice are applied by their choice of action.Both have the GM using judgement of the fiction to set, though, so this isn't the point of contention you think it is.&nbsp; That exists further downstream.They're different processes.&nbsp; I mean, didn't you bring up earlier the difference between following a recipe for a casserole and following a recipe for a pie?&nbsp; Different processes have different inputs and outcomes.&nbsp; Just having a process isn't a point of similarity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8165856, member: 16814"] Your takeaway is incorrect. The idea is that by following this process, the GM is exercising agency and the player is not. I follow this exact process when I run 5e so it would be incredibly strange to say that I think I'm not following a process. When I run 5e, absolutely. When I run Blades, kinda. I set the position by the current fiction, but that's not at all analogous to the DC, but rather a framing of the risks -- it indicates the severity of consequences if the action is failed. The "DC" is entirely up to the player, by dint of what action they choose to undertake. This is because success thresholds are fixed and the player gets to choose how many dice are applied by their choice of action. Both have the GM using judgement of the fiction to set, though, so this isn't the point of contention you think it is. That exists further downstream. They're different processes. I mean, didn't you bring up earlier the difference between following a recipe for a casserole and following a recipe for a pie? Different processes have different inputs and outcomes. Just having a process isn't a point of similarity. [/QUOTE]

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