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<blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 7345057" data-attributes="member: 23935">The player cannot assume that at the time of his declaration.&nbsp; The resulting fiction could easily be something like the following: &quot;Sir Bargles starts to raise his sword, maybe intending to strike when it turns to dust!&quot; or &quot;Whatever Sir Bargle's intention, it is cut short as he slumps senseless to the ground.&quot; or even &quot;Sir Bargle cannot attack.&nbsp; He is still under the peace bond effect.&nbsp; What does he do instead?&quot;The player has indicated a direction.&nbsp;&nbsp; No part of the fiction can form until that direction is deemed appropriate for the table and appropriate to the positioning.&nbsp; &quot;The table agreed on a no violence rule, remember?&quot;, &quot;You can't because of X&quot;, &quot;you need to make a saving throw to be able to attack&quot;.&nbsp; &quot;This happens to stop/interrupt you&quot;, &quot;Go ahead and roll dice&quot;,&nbsp; and &quot;OK you attack and here's what happened...&quot; are possible responses to the player's stated intention.&nbsp; Only some generate fiction.&nbsp; Others just reject the player's choice, either because the action isn't appropriate at the table or because the fiction doesn't support the stated direction -- either overtly (out of range, weapon was removed in a prior scene, the players know they are under a magical effect) or covertly (a secret was just revealed to the players).&nbsp; The fiction that results depends in part on the players desire, but only becomes formed when that direction is accepted and incorporated into play.That is why the player is trying to do something in the fiction as opposed to authoring.&nbsp; His edits require approval before they are applied.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nagol, post: 7345057, member: 23935"] The player cannot assume that at the time of his declaration. The resulting fiction could easily be something like the following: "Sir Bargles starts to raise his sword, maybe intending to strike when it turns to dust!" or "Whatever Sir Bargle's intention, it is cut short as he slumps senseless to the ground." or even "Sir Bargle cannot attack. He is still under the peace bond effect. What does he do instead?" The player has indicated a direction. No part of the fiction can form until that direction is deemed appropriate for the table and appropriate to the positioning. "The table agreed on a no violence rule, remember?", "You can't because of X", "you need to make a saving throw to be able to attack". "This happens to stop/interrupt you", "Go ahead and roll dice", and "OK you attack and here's what happened..." are possible responses to the player's stated intention. Only some generate fiction. Others just reject the player's choice, either because the action isn't appropriate at the table or because the fiction doesn't support the stated direction -- either overtly (out of range, weapon was removed in a prior scene, the players know they are under a magical effect) or covertly (a secret was just revealed to the players). The fiction that results depends in part on the players desire, but only becomes formed when that direction is accepted and incorporated into play. That is why the player is trying to do something in the fiction as opposed to authoring. His edits require approval before they are applied. [/QUOTE]

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