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<blockquote data-quote="chaochou" data-source="post: 9026096" data-attributes="member: 99817">I would suggest it has very little, owing to a number of clear and obvious differences between a truly neutral Kriegspiel umpire (Free or not) and an RPG referee / GM / MC:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the neutral umpire isn't playing one of the sides</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the neutral umpire isn't there to generate story, tension, drama or pacing</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the neutral umpire isn't invested (socially, emotionally, financially) in the set-up or concept of the game</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the range of adjudications required of the umpire is contained to known military practicalities - deployment times, movement rates, written order interpretation, combat effectiveness - done so through the lens of lived experience</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the purpose of the games is to to test reasoning and decision-making, not to pretend the game outcomes are simulative</li>
</ul>The supposed 'Free Kriegspiel' rpg movement has adopted the name, but not the principles or practices of the thing they're claiming to be. It's 'GM says' with a rebrand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chaochou, post: 9026096, member: 99817"] I would suggest it has very little, owing to a number of clear and obvious differences between a truly neutral Kriegspiel umpire (Free or not) and an RPG referee / GM / MC: [LIST] [*]the neutral umpire isn't playing one of the sides [*]the neutral umpire isn't there to generate story, tension, drama or pacing [*]the neutral umpire isn't invested (socially, emotionally, financially) in the set-up or concept of the game [*]the range of adjudications required of the umpire is contained to known military practicalities - deployment times, movement rates, written order interpretation, combat effectiveness - done so through the lens of lived experience [*]the purpose of the games is to to test reasoning and decision-making, not to pretend the game outcomes are simulative [/LIST] The supposed 'Free Kriegspiel' rpg movement has adopted the name, but not the principles or practices of the thing they're claiming to be. It's 'GM says' with a rebrand. [/QUOTE]

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