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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Micah Sweet" data-source="post: 9102535" data-attributes="member: 6747251">The OSR style I prefer emphasizes simulationist play.  To be honest, I don't read much game theory outside of this forum.  The area I do frequent is associated with ACKS, an OSR game based on B/X originally and heavily biased toward simulation as a playstyle.My preference is to err on the side of simulation unless this becomes impractical at the table, at which point gamism is acceptable. Now, I expect many people would consider simulationist mechanics I favor no practical for their preferences, and that's fine.  My own players don't really go for ACKS, so I accept that I'll have to go outside my immediate social circle if I actually want to play.  My fondness for Level Up stems from feelings that it is a good compromise between my desires for reasonable simulation of a fantasy setting and my player's desires to play a game that closely resembles the familiar 5e.  Even then, I have house rules of my own that modify Level Up to more closely align to my preferences, subject to player buy-in.In short, I believe gamism and simulationism can work together in many cases, and where they can't I compromise as needed so we can play.</blockquote>