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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7265503" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>Changing rules between campaigns* is just fine - that's the time to do it, in fact. Changing them during a campaign gets murkier, though sometimes it has to be done if something's truly broken. Changing things that haven't become relevant yet e.g. changing rules for 15th-level characters when the party's still 6th level - no problem.</p><p></p><p>* - and if you've been running the same campaign for 30 years I tip my hat to you, sir. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>What I'm referring to is the DM who rules one week that falling 100' won't kill you if you have enough h.p., then the next week rules that it will, then goes back on herself again three weeks later. No. Whatever it is rule it once, rule it right, for gawdrockses sakes write it down, and live with it for the duration of that campaign.</p><p></p><p>New "official" material that comes out after a campaign has started? My gut reaction is to say that adopting it will have to wait until the next campaign. An example might be that were I running 5e right now I probably wouldn't allow anything to begin with from X's Guide to Everything when it comes out; if the current campaign was to be short or was near its end I'd let it ride till next time, but if the campaign still had a long time to run I might pick and choose what to allow in over time.</p><p></p><p>Lanefan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7265503, member: 29398"] Changing rules between campaigns* is just fine - that's the time to do it, in fact. Changing them during a campaign gets murkier, though sometimes it has to be done if something's truly broken. Changing things that haven't become relevant yet e.g. changing rules for 15th-level characters when the party's still 6th level - no problem. * - and if you've been running the same campaign for 30 years I tip my hat to you, sir. :) What I'm referring to is the DM who rules one week that falling 100' won't kill you if you have enough h.p., then the next week rules that it will, then goes back on herself again three weeks later. No. Whatever it is rule it once, rule it right, for gawdrockses sakes write it down, and live with it for the duration of that campaign. New "official" material that comes out after a campaign has started? My gut reaction is to say that adopting it will have to wait until the next campaign. An example might be that were I running 5e right now I probably wouldn't allow anything to begin with from X's Guide to Everything when it comes out; if the current campaign was to be short or was near its end I'd let it ride till next time, but if the campaign still had a long time to run I might pick and choose what to allow in over time. Lanefan [/QUOTE]
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