Hello all,
 
I have been working myself over to post an advanced interest check in the forums for quite some time now, and have balked at every opportunity. I have tried to put my finger on exactly what was bothering me and I think I have found it.

Conflict Resolution in a non tabletop setting.

How can it be done where everyone is happy? How does one know when to lose? When to win? How does a GM accurately and decisively act on the knowledge that their creations may die? Or that a specific player's character may not live?

I am not talking about dice rolling in a D&D game. A good, old fashioned roleplay in the general freeform, casual, and advanced forum is my focus here. I would like to hear opinions from GMs as well as players who have had this sort of experience in their travels on this site. Please, open discussion.

Thank you.