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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9148484" data-attributes="member: 42582">I'm talking about Apocalypse World and Dungeon World, which are the two PbtA RPGs I know reasonably well.In AW, there are 4 basic moves that require the player to make a choice, as part of resolution:Seize By Force: • you take definite hold of it • you suffer little harm • you inflict terrible harm • you impress, dismay or frighten your enemy Seduce/Manipulate, vs a PC on a 7-9: • if they do it, they mark experience [the carrot] • if they refuse, it’s acting under fire [the stick] Read a Sitch: • where’s my best escape route / way in / way past? • which enemy is most vulnerable to me? • which enemy is the biggest threat? • what should I be on the lookout for? • what’s my enemy’s true position? • who’s in control here? Read a Person: • is your character telling the truth? • what’s your character really feeling? • what does your character intend to do? • what does your character wish I’d do? • how could I get your character to __? I don't really see how these aren't in character choices. When I seize by force, I choose how I project my force (or defend myself). When I seduce or manipulate someone, but they are not both enthralled and subordinated to me, I choose whether to play up my niceness, or the costs of not doing what I ask. When I try and read a situation or a person, I'm on the lookout for this or that particular thing.In DW, there are 3 basic moves that require the player to make a choice, as part of their resolution:Hack and Slash, on a 10+: At your option, you may choose to do +1d6 damage but expose yourself to the enemy’s attack. Volley, on a 7-9: •You have to move to get the shot placing you in danger as described by the GM •You have to take what you can get: -1d6 damage •You have to take several shots, reducing your ammo by one Discern Realities: •What happened here recently? •What is about to happen? •What should I be on the lookout for? •What here is useful or valuable to me? •Who’s really in control here? •What here is not what it appears to be? The only one I can see here that may be has a not-in-character element to it is Volley, though even that might be pretty contextual.</blockquote>

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