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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6590222" data-attributes="member: 6696971">I hear you but this is a very slippery slope I find.&nbsp; When players find that their agency is limited to such an insignificant (or non-existing) strategic/tactical/thematic scope and they're so vulnerable to &quot;gotcha&quot; moments, defense protocols/contingencies get initiated and paranoia comes out writ large.&nbsp; Play almost inevitably ends up as a pixel-bitching, turtling-fest with players trying to tease out the GM's psychology/M.O. with games of &quot;20 questions&quot; whilst trying to wrest control of play in whatever (dysfunctional) way they can (which typically involves engaging in the combat resolution mechanics...often on merchants, bar-wenches, and whatever other hapless NPC happens to cross their path when they're feeling particularly prickly!).I've seen it, of course, but as to its frequency, I have no idea so I'll have to take your word on the commonality of it!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 6590222, member: 6696971"] I hear you but this is a very slippery slope I find. When players find that their agency is limited to such an insignificant (or non-existing) strategic/tactical/thematic scope and they're so vulnerable to "gotcha" moments, defense protocols/contingencies get initiated and paranoia comes out writ large. Play almost inevitably ends up as a pixel-bitching, turtling-fest with players trying to tease out the GM's psychology/M.O. with games of "20 questions" whilst trying to wrest control of play in whatever (dysfunctional) way they can (which typically involves engaging in the combat resolution mechanics...often on merchants, bar-wenches, and whatever other hapless NPC happens to cross their path when they're feeling particularly prickly!). I've seen it, of course, but as to its frequency, I have no idea so I'll have to take your word on the commonality of it! [/QUOTE]

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