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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7591512" data-attributes="member: 6779196">No, nor did I make the claim that anyone has said that. I would appreciate if you did not put words in my mouth.Interesting. So, say someone posts a thread asking for advice with a problem they are experiencing - say, for example, that their players never engage with their Traits, Ideals, Bonds, and Flaws to gain Inspiration, and never remember to spend Inspiration when they have it. Now say one person advises them with, I don’t know, a house rule they use for Inspiration, while another person says, “I run it as written, but I have not experienced this problem - the way I adjudicate actions encourages players to think more actively about spending Inspiration when a check is called for.” Is the latter person telling the querrent that their game is boring and to come to them when they want to know the right way to do it? If so, is the former person not doing the same thing? Why or why not?Which is exactly what those of us who use the goal and approach style are doing.No one claims that it is, or that it must be followed to the letter. But, as the rulebook’s advice is a not insignificant part of the reason many of us run the game the way we do, citing the relevant parts of the rules is a necessary component of explaining how we run the game and why.Solid GMing advice! And accordingly, I do not demand that my players speak in first person or an accent, nor do I discourage them from doing so if they wish. I myself iften narrate NPCs actions and dialogue in third person. Note, however, that Paul still describes his character’s attitude and actions, he does not simply annonice skills he wishes to roll.Now, the DMG does specifically discuss allowing players to simply declare checks. It is given as one of three ways a DM might go about adjudicating actions. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with using any of those three styles, or any other style you might have independently developed. Personally, I prefer the style described as “the middle path” by the DMG, because it is the only one of the three that is says does not have disadvantages.Then I tell them I need more information in order to adjudicate their action, using the “I’m hearing [blank], I’m not sure of [blank]” format I mentioned earlier. “I’m hearing you think your Proficiency in the Insight skill will help you to achieve your goal here. I’m not sure what your goal is or what your character is doing to try to achieve it.”</blockquote>

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