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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9325648" data-attributes="member: 6779310">To me, it means the GM doesn't want one abstracting. In my experience, it's been a cognate for "Shut down the mechanics thinking and roleplay, you «bleep»!"I've never seen it lead to good RP nor a good time. Not even the few times I've used it.I have seen it lead to player frustration, ostracization, and loss of players who have autism spectrum disorders and/or anxiety disorder.Now, while I agree with the core sentiment of some who use it — don't limit yourself to the game's action list — the people I've been encountering using it at table are not doing it in a constructive way. Most of them weren't even the GM. So, to me, it's become inherently linked to ableist hostility to often needed abstraction for those on the spectrums (Autism spectrum or anxiety spectrum).</blockquote>