From the archives! (before the heat death of the platform)
Deal Damage is a Crap GM Move
I posted this essay on the G+ back in June of 2017. I still feel this way, and in Stonetop and Homebrew world, have replaced the GM move “Deal damage” with “Hurt them.” It’s not much of a difference, but I find that it better matches how I play.
Good discussion that. I’m going to recast Deal Damage to Hurt Them in my mind next time I play.