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<blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 8840266" data-attributes="member: 86653">Imagine that. An example you wrote specifically to sound like children playing make believe sounds like children playing make believe. You even included a fantasy version of &quot;I shot you!&quot; &quot;No you didn't!&quot;Sure. But what rules do you actually need? It sounds like you'd need at least a rule to determine whose statement becomes true in the fiction. That could be anything, really. A flip of a coin, a roll off, draw lots, draw cards...anything. Referee: &quot;There is an ogre in the middle of the road.&quot;Player 1: &quot;I draw my sword and go kill him.&quot;Referee: &quot;He swings his club and kills you first.&quot;Now there are two statements in direct contradiction to each other. Roll to see who's statement is true. The player wins, and we continue...Player 1: &quot;I jump out of the way before he hits me and stab him.&quot;Referee: &quot;Your stab does not kill him and he squishes your head with his club.&quot;Player 1: &quot;No way...&quot;Again, two contradictory statements. Roll to see which is true. On and on. No need for 400-page books giving hyper-detailed rules for everything.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="overgeeked, post: 8840266, member: 86653"] Imagine that. An example you wrote specifically to sound like children playing make believe sounds like children playing make believe. You even included a fantasy version of "I shot you!" "No you didn't!" Sure. But what rules do you actually need? It sounds like you'd need at least a rule to determine whose statement becomes true in the fiction. That could be anything, really. A flip of a coin, a roll off, draw lots, draw cards...anything. [I]Referee: "There is an ogre in the middle of the road." Player 1: "I draw my sword and go kill him." Referee: "He swings his club and kills you first."[/I] Now there are two statements in direct contradiction to each other. Roll to see who's statement is true. The player wins, and we continue... [I]Player 1: "I jump out of the way before he hits me and stab him." Referee: "Your stab does not kill him and he squishes your head with his club." Player 1: "No way..."[/I] Again, two contradictory statements. Roll to see which is true. On and on. No need for 400-page books giving hyper-detailed rules for everything. [/QUOTE]

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