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First Post
I'm going to side with Plato and say that if you are a GM, the ethical thing to do is to be the GM you can be. Even if a call destroys your game, it's still "better" if you feel it's ethically impossible to do otherwise, since an unethical game is worse than no game at all. I'm not hinting at any interpretation of what has just been said, but I think Jeff Wilder's reservation should be noted. I can't see any possible contradiction of being ethical and running a good game, unless maybe you observe categorical imperatives that make the games themselves potentially unethical.
Well sure- but I guess the question at hand then just rolls back to is fudging always unethical. Some people think in some cases it's not. In which case they're still being an "ethical" DM.
So it's a big loop. Neither side is right in my opinion. Since it's a game, the only "right" answer is whichever side people find more fun.
Which is why I say fun wins.
If I'm at a table that feels the dice should fall as they do and never be fudged, then fudging is unethical.
If I'm not, it's not.
Sometimes it's a mix of the two... ohhh noooo more confusion!