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Thoughts of a 3E/4E powergamer on starting to play 5E
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 6859338"><p>Not exactly. By "mechanically impact the fiction" I mean altering something that is is based in mechanics. E.g. the DM has a door that can only be opened by speaking the command phrase, with no obvious way to pick it and a ridiculous DC to force it. So a player casts Passwall and the DM is left scrambling to figure out what they're going to do for the next 2 hours of play time.</p><p></p><p>By "narratively" I mean simply adding details that the DM didn't invent, but that don't affect the mechanics of the game. The player succeeds at a Persuade roll, so he narrates how he noticed the lady's pendant (which the DM hadn't inserted into the game) and notices that it suggests she's a member of the Royal Waterdhavian Wildflower Society, so he mentions how the monster they're trying to kill is known for consuming honey bees....etc. The player has inserted details into the campaign, to narrate the outcome of his roll, but it doesn't affect anything that would be subject to a rule or a dice roll.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 6859338"] Not exactly. By "mechanically impact the fiction" I mean altering something that is is based in mechanics. E.g. the DM has a door that can only be opened by speaking the command phrase, with no obvious way to pick it and a ridiculous DC to force it. So a player casts Passwall and the DM is left scrambling to figure out what they're going to do for the next 2 hours of play time. By "narratively" I mean simply adding details that the DM didn't invent, but that don't affect the mechanics of the game. The player succeeds at a Persuade roll, so he narrates how he noticed the lady's pendant (which the DM hadn't inserted into the game) and notices that it suggests she's a member of the Royal Waterdhavian Wildflower Society, so he mentions how the monster they're trying to kill is known for consuming honey bees....etc. The player has inserted details into the campaign, to narrate the outcome of his roll, but it doesn't affect anything that would be subject to a rule or a dice roll. [/QUOTE]
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