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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 9142284" data-attributes="member: 6785785">Oh Flashbacks are different in ways, I just don’t really consider them non-diegetic. They’re not subject to the same linear chronology that’s applied to the characters… that’s the primary difference.And although I think it’s a significnat difference worth mentioning, it isn’t all that different from the way Knowledge/Lore checks in D&D and similar games work. We get to a point of play where something from the past matters, and then we use the mechanics to see how that goes. In that sense, “did I bring my crowbar” and “did I learn of the Whispering Tower during my academic days” don’t seem all that different.Absolutely. I think Stress is very clearly diegetic. It’s a character resource that the player spends as needed. But it’svery much something related to the character. Just as hit points or spell slots or Second Wind or Ki would be to a character.EDITED TO ADD: I meant to mention the most non-diegetic/meta/narrative/whatever mechanic in Blades in the Dark. That’s the Devil’s Bargain. While it’s thematically on point given the state of the setting, the character is not actually making a bargain with a devil; it’s the player making a bargain with the GM. Take consequence X regardless of the outcome of the pending roll, and you can have an extra die on that roll.That’s the non-diegetic mechanic in the game. Often overlooked because it’s not as sleek as inventory or Flashbacks.</blockquote>

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