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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 9506197" data-attributes="member: 6698278">Sure.&nbsp; When I get up to go to the bathroom, the game freezes.&nbsp; But when I return we go back into the game and assume actor stance again.&nbsp; The key here isCharacters make decisions they could really make.&nbsp; Artificial game mechanics especially things with charges that can't be explained with an in world reason are plot coupons.&nbsp; These are rampant in some editions of the game (4e was king but by no means alone).&nbsp; Plot coupons to me make the game seem less real.&nbsp; I don't want to play monopoly if I did I would.&nbsp; That is a pawn stance game.&nbsp; I want something only D&amp;D can provide.&nbsp; Immersion.Players can interact with Players about things outside the game and that is no big deal.&nbsp; Pass me the chips.&nbsp; Creating the character before the session starts is an outside the game set of decisions.&nbsp; Even in theory asking a rules clarification is not in game.&nbsp; It's player to player (even if the player is the DM).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 9506197, member: 6698278"] Sure. When I get up to go to the bathroom, the game freezes. But when I return we go back into the game and assume actor stance again. The key here is Characters make decisions they could really make. Artificial game mechanics especially things with charges that can't be explained with an in world reason are plot coupons. These are rampant in some editions of the game (4e was king but by no means alone). Plot coupons to me make the game seem less real. I don't want to play monopoly if I did I would. That is a pawn stance game. I want something only D&D can provide. Immersion. Players can interact with Players about things outside the game and that is no big deal. Pass me the chips. Creating the character before the session starts is an outside the game set of decisions. Even in theory asking a rules clarification is not in game. It's player to player (even if the player is the DM). [/QUOTE]

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