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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 7519157" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Couple things.1) You’re using the term “objectively” here in a way I wasn’t intending in the post you quoted. I meant Objective in terms of establishing a setting-baselined, internal causality to the DC numbers; eg “Objective phenomena” from the viewpoint of someone within the setting. Therefore, when players are evaluating prospective action declarations, their mental framework is anchored by that (contrast with “genre logic” or a mental framework calibrated to “what could be possible by someone in that genre”).2) As to your post above, the statement of “any attempts to create a truly objective resolution mechanic is an illusion”, my only thought is “this person has not played a wide variety of games and is assuming the TTRPG paradigm they’ve been exposed to and internalized is the only working/true model.” Is that true? If so, I can suggest dozens of games to play that would hopefully (if you’re open to it) challenge your conception and enrich your present gaming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 7519157, member: 6696971"] Couple things. 1) You’re using the term “objectively” here in a way I wasn’t intending in the post you quoted. I meant Objective in terms of establishing a setting-baselined, internal causality to the DC numbers; eg “Objective phenomena” from the viewpoint of someone within the setting. Therefore, when players are evaluating prospective action declarations, their mental framework is anchored by that (contrast with “genre logic” or a mental framework calibrated to “what could be possible by someone in that genre”). 2) As to your post above, the statement of “any attempts to create a truly objective resolution mechanic is an illusion”, my only thought is “this person has not played a wide variety of games and is assuming the TTRPG paradigm they’ve been exposed to and internalized is the only working/true model.” Is that true? If so, I can suggest dozens of games to play that would hopefully (if you’re open to it) challenge your conception and enrich your present gaming. [/QUOTE]

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