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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7601448" data-attributes="member: 29398">Good.If they're not required to play analytic PCs (in other words, not required to do their own work when it comes to information gathering, risk-outcome-reward analysis, and so forth) then one of two outcomes must naturally follow:- the analysis is done for them, meaning they're very likely to get information that a) by luck or design they might not otherwise acquire and b) is always improbably accurate, complete and error-free.- the analysis is not done at all, meaning they are flying blind.Safe bet that nobody wants the second of these options as SOP.&nbsp; But the first just seems to me like giving away the farm - both in and out of character there's no encouragement to do any independent investigation, thinking, or analysis as it's all going to be done for you anyway; and there's a greatly reduced or eliminated chance of flat-out getting it wrong.&nbsp; As a (IMO unwanted) side effect, if stakes are always set before an action can be declared it takes away any opportunity for a player/PC to now and then just throw caution to the wind and in effect choose to fly blind a.k.a. gamble without knowing (or caring about) what might happen next.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7601448, member: 29398"] Good. If they're not required to play analytic PCs (in other words, not required to do their own work when it comes to information gathering, risk-outcome-reward analysis, and so forth) then one of two outcomes must naturally follow: - the analysis is done for them, meaning they're very likely to get information that a) by luck or design they might not otherwise acquire and b) is always improbably accurate, complete and error-free. - the analysis is not done at all, meaning they are flying blind. Safe bet that nobody wants the second of these options as SOP. But the first just seems to me like giving away the farm - both in and out of character there's no encouragement to do any independent investigation, thinking, or analysis as it's all going to be done for you anyway; and there's a greatly reduced or eliminated chance of flat-out getting it wrong. As a (IMO unwanted) side effect, if stakes are always set before an action can be declared it takes away any opportunity for a player/PC to now and then just throw caution to the wind and in effect choose to fly blind a.k.a. gamble without knowing (or caring about) what might happen next. [/QUOTE]

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