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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8730915" data-attributes="member: 6779196">That point seems to be in contention, but is also ultimately a matter of how we each interpret the rules, which I don’t think is particularly productive to get into.For the same reason we draw that line when it comes to specifying the approach. Fundamentally we’re looking at two different play processes here:1. The player provides all of the relevant details of their action, then the DM applies their best judgment and understanding of the rules to decide how that action ought to be resolved, then the player or DM performs whatever that resolution process is, then the DM narrates the results,or 2. The player provides some of the relevant details of their action, then the DM applies their best judgment and understanding of the rules to decide how that action ought to be resolved, then the player provides more details, the DM revises their assessment of how it ought to be resolved, repeat as necessary until a final resolution method is settled upon, then the player or DM performs whatever that resolution process is, then the DM narrates the results.Personally, I prefer the former because it is far cleaner and flows better. It front-loads determining all of the details of the action so we can move seamlessly from description to resolution and back to description. The latter allows the player to revise their description partway through the process, which may certainly be seen as beneficial, but in doing so it requires the DM to also revise their assessment of how to resolve the action partway through the process. The result is that each action is now a negotiation.</blockquote>

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