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<blockquote data-quote="jmartkdr2" data-source="post: 8673802" data-attributes="member: 7017304">Aside form a few people taking a rather restricted definition of simulation (modeling the real world as closely as possible, which yeah applies to neither dungeons nor dragons) - for most people I think the term &quot;simulationism&quot; just refers to some related ideas like verisimilitude and consistency - they want the world to behave in predictable ways, but in-universe and out. Out-of-universe inconsistency wrecks agency, but in-universe inconsistency wrecks immersion. But the lines that can't be crossed are personal - and more than just subjective. I may care more or less about how 'realistic' the climbing rules are than someone else - but even if we have the same level of caring we may have different ideas about what climbing is like in the real world, based on our own personal experiences. At the broadest level, it just means things that deviate from reality should at least do so consistently, so that players can make decisions about as well as the characters who actually live in the world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmartkdr2, post: 8673802, member: 7017304"] Aside form a few people taking a rather restricted definition of simulation (modeling the real world as closely as possible, which yeah applies to neither dungeons nor dragons) - for most people I think the term "simulationism" just refers to some related ideas like verisimilitude and consistency - they want the world to behave in predictable ways, but in-universe and out. Out-of-universe inconsistency wrecks agency, but in-universe inconsistency wrecks immersion. But the lines that can't be crossed are personal - and more than just subjective. I may care more or less about how 'realistic' the climbing rules are than someone else - but even if we have the same level of caring we may have different ideas about what climbing is like in the real world, based on our own personal experiences. At the broadest level, it just means things that deviate from reality should at least do so consistently, so that players can make decisions about as well as the characters who actually live in the world. [/QUOTE]

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