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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8993817" data-attributes="member: 82106">Prescriptive in what way? I mean, in either case, 5e or DW, someone defined the fiction that made the chasm a certain width. You, the DM decided it requires a check, to say that the width of the chasm determined that is putting the cause in place of the effect...And what is different with DW in terms of that chasm is that the agenda and principles determined that the chasm needs to represent a threat/obstacle. There will be things to overcome, and the PCs will be able to possibly, but not always, overcome them. The only question in DW is if its a chasm, a wall of fire, a swinging axe pendulum trap, or whatever. What is 100% certain is that getting from the entry way to the treasure is not going to be simply a walk in the park! Honestly, I think the same considerations will generally apply in 5e, and for the specific sorts of situations 5e has 'code' to handle it will be perfectly adequate. Outside of that, maybe less so, or even not much in extreme cases. So we end up at the one real difference, which is when stuff is authored and for what reasons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 8993817, member: 82106"] Prescriptive in what way? I mean, in either case, 5e or DW, someone defined the fiction that made the chasm a certain width. You, the DM decided it requires a check, to say that the width of the chasm determined that is putting the cause in place of the effect... And what is different with DW in terms of that chasm is that the agenda and principles determined that the chasm needs to represent a threat/obstacle. There will be things to overcome, and the PCs will be able to possibly, but not always, overcome them. The only question in DW is if its a chasm, a wall of fire, a swinging axe pendulum trap, or whatever. What is 100% certain is that getting from the entry way to the treasure is not going to be simply a walk in the park! Honestly, I think the same considerations will generally apply in 5e, and for the specific sorts of situations 5e has 'code' to handle it will be perfectly adequate. Outside of that, maybe less so, or even not much in extreme cases. So we end up at the one real difference, which is when stuff is authored and for what reasons. [/QUOTE]

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