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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 9865533" data-attributes="member: 177">I, personally, have always preferred "process of play" over "procedure of play"A process is a series of steps you do to get to a conclusion or resolution.Mechanics are among the steps you use during the process.Communication is a tool used during the process, but it is not itself the process.So, for D&D, the process of play for a generic non-combat action might be:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Player declares an action they want their PC to take.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GM decides if there is any risk of failure, or consequences to failure.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If there are no risks/consequences, <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GM narrates success.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If there are risks/consequences:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GM chooses what attribute or skill roll is appropriate, and target number/modifiers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Player rolls attribute skill/check, PC and GM modifiers are applied, result is compared to TN</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Result (success or failure) is narrated by GM.</li> </ul></li> </ul>Repeat as necessary.</blockquote>