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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5634026" data-attributes="member: 22779">What's it about then?If the game is about exploration (say) then in what ways do the mechanics facilitate exploration?&nbsp; In what ways are players rewarded for exploring the setting?&nbsp; In what ways are the characters rewarded for exploring the setting?&nbsp; Or, conversely, are they punished for not exploring the setting?See, I can point to combat and pretty concretely answer those questions.&nbsp; The PC's are rewarded directly for every combat they engage in.&nbsp; They grow in power every time they successfully defeat an opponent.&nbsp; Not only that, but in some systems, the ONLY method to mechanically advance your character was to kill stuff and take its loot.Yes, the game you play at your table might reward all sorts of behavior in all sorts of ways.&nbsp; But, we're not talking about your game or my game.&nbsp; We're talking about what's between the covers of the books.So, I can answer pretty concretely how D&amp;D rewards combat.Can you do the same for whatever you believe D&amp;D is about?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5634026, member: 22779"] What's it about then? If the game is about exploration (say) then in what ways do the mechanics facilitate exploration? In what ways are players rewarded for exploring the setting? In what ways are the characters rewarded for exploring the setting? Or, conversely, are they punished for not exploring the setting? See, I can point to combat and pretty concretely answer those questions. The PC's are rewarded directly for every combat they engage in. They grow in power every time they successfully defeat an opponent. Not only that, but in some systems, the ONLY method to mechanically advance your character was to kill stuff and take its loot. Yes, the game you play at your table might reward all sorts of behavior in all sorts of ways. But, we're not talking about your game or my game. We're talking about what's between the covers of the books. So, I can answer pretty concretely how D&D rewards combat. Can you do the same for whatever you believe D&D is about? [/QUOTE]

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