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<blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 5666705" data-attributes="member: 27160">Hmm, I don't mean to imply that the GM has no part to play - indeed, it's the only focus that actually needs a GM/DM.&nbsp; What I'm trying to say is that it's not the GM's task to judge the worth of a player's plan or idea in the middle of play.&nbsp; Sure, there may be corner cases where an action unconsidered by the rules must be adjudicated, but in general I find Gamist play much smoother if the system, by and large, takes care of assessing the outcome of character actions.&nbsp; Having the outcome of specific courses of action GM decided in Gamist play leads to &quot;gaming the GM&quot; - which I find to be a very unsatisfactory mode of play.This stands in direct contrast to other foci of play, where judgement on aesthetic grounds (to further the desired focus of play - be that creation of a story or exploration of a setting, situation or characters) is often better suited.&nbsp; Exploration of a situation set in a close analogue to the &quot;real&quot; world, for example, is generally best dealt with by using the knowledge, experience and world view of all at the table to inform the outcomes of in-game events, as I see it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Balesir, post: 5666705, member: 27160"] Hmm, I don't mean to imply that the GM has no part to play - indeed, it's the only focus that actually [I]needs[/I] a GM/DM. What I'm trying to say is that it's not the GM's task to judge the worth of a player's plan or idea in the middle of play. Sure, there may be corner cases where an action unconsidered by the rules must be adjudicated, but in general I find Gamist play much smoother if the system, by and large, takes care of assessing the outcome of character actions. Having the outcome of specific courses of action GM decided in Gamist play leads to "gaming the GM" - which I find to be a very unsatisfactory mode of play. This stands in direct contrast to other foci of play, where judgement on aesthetic grounds (to further the desired focus of play - be that creation of a story or exploration of a setting, situation or characters) is often better suited. Exploration of a situation set in a close analogue to the "real" world, for example, is generally best dealt with by using the knowledge, experience and world view of [I]all at the table[/I] to inform the outcomes of in-game events, as I see it. [/QUOTE]

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