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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9220567" data-attributes="member: 6696971">The exact same thing I'm depicting happens in D&amp;D all the time whether it be turn-based combat or freeform roleplay:TURN-BASED COMBAT* The thatched-roof cottage is on fire from the Red Dragon's breath?&nbsp; Is the nearby cistern on slight elevation compared to the cottage?&nbsp; Wooden legs?&nbsp; Any rot?&nbsp; Will a well-placed arrow knock it from its foundation and spread water onto the cottage?* Is the Reach of this NPC qualify as &quot;Threatening&quot; for where I'm at?&nbsp; If I move away will it provoke an opportunity attack?* Can I use my Fireball like a concussive blast of displaced air right nearby the hobgoblin phalanx to cow them into parley?&nbsp; Like in a &quot;I don't have to miss&quot; kind of moment?&nbsp; Maybe get out of combat and get Advantage in a Social Interaction exchange?FREEFORM ROLEPLAY* Summon any conversation around 5e Background Traits like the ample one we had with [USER=6785785]@hawkeyefan[/USER] 's Folk Hero.* If I heave my maul overhead and sling it end over end at the roof of the cave's mouth, can I start a cave-in to prevent or slow the advance of the pyroclasm into our chamber?* GM gets a weird result on NPC Reaction Roll and has to make up details that complies with the weird result.&nbsp; This may or may not open up previously unforeseen lines of play socially for PCs so we have to perform a credibility test when one or more of those prospects are brought to bear upon the gamestate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 9220567, member: 6696971"] The exact same thing I'm depicting happens in D&D all the time whether it be turn-based combat or freeform roleplay: [B]TURN-BASED COMBAT[/B] * The thatched-roof cottage is on fire from the Red Dragon's breath? Is the nearby cistern on slight elevation compared to the cottage? Wooden legs? Any rot? Will a well-placed arrow knock it from its foundation and spread water onto the cottage? * Is the Reach of this NPC qualify as "Threatening" for where I'm at? If I move away will it provoke an opportunity attack? * Can I use my Fireball like a concussive blast of displaced air right nearby the hobgoblin phalanx to cow them into parley? Like in a "I don't have to miss" kind of moment? Maybe get out of combat and get Advantage in a Social Interaction exchange? [B]FREEFORM ROLEPLAY[/B] * Summon any conversation around 5e Background Traits like the ample one we had with [USER=6785785]@hawkeyefan[/USER] 's Folk Hero. * If I heave my maul overhead and sling it end over end at the roof of the cave's mouth, can I start a cave-in to prevent or slow the advance of the pyroclasm into our chamber? * GM gets a weird result on NPC Reaction Roll and has to make up details that complies with the weird result. This may or may not open up previously unforeseen lines of play socially for PCs so we have to perform a credibility test when one or more of those prospects are brought to bear upon the gamestate. [/QUOTE]

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