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<blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6118328" data-attributes="member: 6681948">Thought that straw man was about due for another appearance.&nbsp; That’s not about playing out achievement of player goals, but playing out minutia.&nbsp; The character presumably maintains his sword and armor, and we presumably do not play that out.&nbsp;&nbsp; But the character must acquire that sword and armor within the parameters of the game.&nbsp; He does not get to look down on his character sheet, say “Hey – I’ve got enough gold to buy that Plate Mail, so my Chain Mail morphs into Plate Mail right here and now, and some of my gold vanishes”.&nbsp; Instead, he makes a purchase when he returns to a location with a suitable marketplace.&nbsp;I do not think the number who find this perfectly clear outnumbers those who are confused.&nbsp; As well, it seems like that clarity is backed up by assumptions, at least as much as any lack of clarity is.&nbsp;Emphasis added.&nbsp; You are assuming these.&nbsp; Hussar has never stated them.&nbsp; He has said he has a specific goal in the city and wants to get there and play out his efforts to achieve that goal.&nbsp;Most of us are using it in the sense of “explore”, as in “to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.”&nbsp; [<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/explore?s=t]" target="_blank">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/explore?s=t]</a>[I [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION] has noted that, in another context, an exploration campaign could be great fun.&nbsp; Given my assumption he expects to &quot;interact with as some element of the shared fiction for more than a few minutes of colour narration” in this campaign, just not the desert element, I feel my interpetation of “explore” is the more appropriate one in context.[/I]&nbsp;Show me where [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION] has previously expressed any interest in playing out difficulties in entering the city.&nbsp; Other than your repeated references to “Running into the city under the cover of great rocks hurled by siege engines” no one has indicated any expectation it will be hard to get into the city.&nbsp; And [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION]’s repeated allusions to Teleport would presumably mean the characters are in the city.&nbsp; “Infiltration of the city”, as opposed to “getting to the city”, has never been noted as a goal, or a challenge, of any kind by anyone besides yourself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="N'raac, post: 6118328, member: 6681948"] Thought that straw man was about due for another appearance. That’s not about playing out achievement of player goals, but playing out minutia. The character presumably maintains his sword and armor, and we presumably do not play that out. But the character must acquire that sword and armor within the parameters of the game. He does not get to look down on his character sheet, say “Hey – I’ve got enough gold to buy that Plate Mail, so my Chain Mail morphs into Plate Mail right here and now, and some of my gold vanishes”. Instead, he makes a purchase when he returns to a location with a suitable marketplace. I do not think the number who find this perfectly clear outnumbers those who are confused. As well, it seems like that clarity is backed up by assumptions, at least as much as any lack of clarity is. Emphasis added. You are assuming these. Hussar has never stated them. He has said he has a specific goal in the city and wants to get there and play out his efforts to achieve that goal. Most of us are using it in the sense of “explore”, as in “to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: [I]to explore the [/I][I]island.[/I]” [[url]http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/explore?s=t][/url] [I [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION] has noted that, in another context, an exploration campaign could be great fun. Given my assumption he expects to "interact with as some element of the shared fiction for more than a few minutes of colour narration” in this campaign, just not the desert element, I feel my interpetation of “explore” is the more appropriate one in context.[/I] Show me where [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION] has previously expressed any interest in playing out difficulties in entering the city. Other than your repeated references to “Running into the city under the cover of great rocks hurled by siege engines” no one has indicated any expectation it will be hard to get into the city. And [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION]’s repeated allusions to Teleport would presumably mean the characters are in the city. “Infiltration of the city”, as opposed to “getting to the city”, has never been noted as a goal, or a challenge, of any kind by anyone besides yourself. [/QUOTE]

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