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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6427136" data-attributes="member: 177">But that's not just it.&nbsp; Whether you realize it or not, you're adding connotation.&nbsp; Your word choice suggests a certain amount of moralizing about playstyle.Is the mechanic slightly metagame?&nbsp; Sure, insofar as it is a chance of the players to choose some of the narrative direction through something other than the task resolution mechanics of the game.&nbsp; But you could have said, &quot;That rule is a bit to metagame for my tastes&quot;.&nbsp; Instead, you said, &quot;oops rule&quot; which has the connotation of being the thing you do when you weren't careful enough to avoid a mistake.&nbsp; An &quot;oops rule&quot; is something you use to cover when you're sloppy.But, this is baked into the system.&nbsp; It is something the GM and player can rely on, as much as you can rely on hit points in D&amp;D (and in much the same manner, at that, from a player perspective).&nbsp; There's nothing sloppy about it. You're free to not like it, and even say so.&nbsp; You're free to not use it.&nbsp; But the connotations you are bringing to the discussion are inaccurate, and unfair.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6427136, member: 177"] But that's not just it. Whether you realize it or not, you're adding connotation. Your word choice suggests a certain amount of moralizing about playstyle. Is the mechanic slightly metagame? Sure, insofar as it is a chance of the players to choose some of the narrative direction through something other than the task resolution mechanics of the game. But you could have said, "That rule is a bit to metagame for my tastes". Instead, you said, "oops rule" which has the connotation of being the thing you do when you weren't careful enough to avoid a mistake. An "oops rule" is something you use to cover when you're sloppy. But, this is baked into the system. It is something the GM and player can rely on, as much as you can rely on hit points in D&D (and in much the same manner, at that, from a player perspective). There's nothing sloppy about it. You're free to not like it, and even say so. You're free to not use it. But the connotations you are bringing to the discussion are inaccurate, and unfair. [/QUOTE]

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