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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6863398" data-attributes="member: 996">That's what some resolution mechanics can be.&nbsp; In 5e, not a whole lot of them, since most rely on the DM's subjective judgment to some degree.And 'objective' probably isn't the best way to describe it even when it is the case.&nbsp; Deterministic ...?...no, not really, because of the dice...&nbsp; Impartial, I suppose, or simply fair.&nbsp; But, that's only as far as actual resolution sub-systems go (and D&amp;D has been standardized on d20+mods vs DC for a while).&nbsp; Everything else, like determining when the resolution system applies, may be another story.Other way 'round.&nbsp; There are no events in the imagined world until they're imagined.&nbsp; The system helps the players &amp; DM reconcile their individual images of what's happening in the world, to a degree.&nbsp; It's only one tool at their disposal to help them do so, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6863398, member: 996"] That's what some resolution mechanics can be. In 5e, not a whole lot of them, since most rely on the DM's subjective judgment to some degree. And 'objective' probably isn't the best way to describe it even when it is the case. Deterministic ...?...no, not really, because of the dice... Impartial, I suppose, or simply fair. But, that's only as far as actual resolution sub-systems go (and D&D has been standardized on d20+mods vs DC for a while). Everything else, like determining when the resolution system applies, may be another story. Other way 'round. There are no events in the imagined world until they're imagined. The system helps the players & DM reconcile their individual images of what's happening in the world, to a degree. It's only one tool at their disposal to help them do so, though. [/QUOTE]

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