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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6372151" data-attributes="member: 2525">Why did you ask, if you didn't want any honest answer?The encounter.&nbsp; The situation.&nbsp; The challenge they're facing.&nbsp; Whatever the D&amp;D game rules usually use to refer to those things.&nbsp; You know, words everyone here understands, as opposed to jargon only indie game analysts use.If you look around the board, you will find the only people who use that phrase are guys who are fans of game design jargon from indie games and storygames and such, or the people talking to those guys and trying to address someone who is already using the phrase.&nbsp; You don't see just everyday D&amp;D posters who are not into indie games and game design ever using that phrase. Now, if general communication isn't your goal and you only want to discuss this topic with people who already come from your same background and therefore know the jargon you're using, well have at it.&nbsp; But if you're trying to talk to a broader audience here about these issues, then using that jargon isn't helpful in making sense to them.&nbsp; Which is what you asked - are you making sense.&nbsp; And the answer is no - not me, and probably not to a lot of other people here who also never use that phrase.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 6372151, member: 2525"] Why did you ask, if you didn't want any honest answer? The encounter. The situation. The challenge they're facing. Whatever the D&D game rules usually use to refer to those things. You know, words everyone here understands, as opposed to jargon only indie game analysts use. If you look around the board, you will find the only people who use that phrase are guys who are fans of game design jargon from indie games and storygames and such, or the people talking to those guys and trying to address someone who is already using the phrase. You don't see just everyday D&D posters who are not into indie games and game design ever using that phrase. Now, if general communication isn't your goal and you only want to discuss this topic with people who already come from your same background and therefore know the jargon you're using, well have at it. But if you're trying to talk to a broader audience here about these issues, then using that jargon isn't helpful in making sense to them. Which is what you asked - are you making sense. And the answer is no - not me, and probably not to a lot of other people here who also never use that phrase. [/QUOTE]

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