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Message: <blockquote data-quote="loverdrive" data-source="post: 8271181" data-attributes="member: 7027139">I don't think "GM decides" is a rule that can be meaningfully interacted with — it's not a mechanic that provides gameplay the way negotiations for P/E in Blades, or choosing my options in a PbtA does.In an imaginary PbtA game, imaginary move "SKULK: when you sneak quietly in the shadows to get somewhere or gather information, roll +Sneak. • On 10+, choose two: it didn't take much time — or — you didn't leave a trace behind — or — you still have a way out. • On 7-9, choose one." is gameplay in of itself, and more importantly, it gives me clarity and structure, whether I am GM or a player."The GM will tell you what to roll and your DC (maybe by consulting on some table somewhere) and then will tell you what happens next" doesn't give me neither That's actually poses a very interesting question worth discussing.At which point we actually stop playing D&D and start pretending that we are playing D&D?It's very clear with, say, Dungeon World. If I'm running a murder mystery set in an absolutely mundane vaguely medieval city, where the PCs are hunting for clues and piecing together a puzzle, while not being in any danger themselves, I'm not running Dungeon World anymore:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm not playing to find out what happens — the important things already have happened and the main thing is figuring them out</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm not portraying a magical world</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm not filling the PC's lives with adventure</li> </ul>It's pretty obvious, and undeniable — at best, I'm running a hack of Dungeon World with different Agenda and Principles (even if they are not formulated), at worst I'm fooling myself and everyone else.</blockquote>

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