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Message: <blockquote data-quote="urLordy" data-source="post: 6224768" data-attributes="member: 6747028">Mistwell keeps demanding IN CAPLOCKS that I respond to him. There is no obligation on my part to do so. I clearly told him no. Just because I avoid him, I don't want to give everyone the impression that this is about DoaM (as he implies above). I just really, really hate arguing with him.I think this thread is worthwhile, but I'm never going to find out while Mistwell and I squabble. So I'm stepping back.Please don't let Mistwell's assumptions or prejudices derail things. 5E's mantra was to empower multiple playstyles. This includes getting to the story behind the mechanics as per Mearl's quote. My argument from post 16 is that WoTC has only publically engaged in discussions at a gamist and tactical level, what rules are fun, etc. I want to see them engaged equally about the story behind the mechanics, because that's important to me too as a playstyle.DoaM is the unfortunate poster boy because it's the clearest and most widely known example of a) rallying point for conflicting playstyle(s) and b) lack of WoTC's public engagement when it comes to the story behind the mechanics. But there are other examples, like hit points, hit and miss -- it's all tied together in one larger paradigm of viewing the ruleset. Mistwell is fixated on the one example. PLEASE DON'T LET HIM DRAG EVERYTHING DOWN THAT WAY.I do see both sides of the story for DoaM, regardless of someone's prejudice. I don't care what WoTC's answer is, I just hoped they would say more. If I don't like their answer, I'll reset my expectations accordingly. In the end though, my opinion is irrelevant. The larger and more relevant issue is the very interesting (to me anyway) relationship between 5E's unified playstyle mantra vs lack of official engagement about the relationship between story and mechanics for various playstyles.Ironically, the squabble between Mistwell and myself seems to exactly support my concerns at the end of #16.</blockquote>

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