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I don't think it's an answer of convenience. Degree is the difference between a tap and a punch, or a glass of water and a swimming...

That is also true. And, of course, there are non-cheaty ways to get around these issues as well. Like running away. Weak enemies could...

I do have to point out you can think its ethically OK but think there's a loss of something in the illusion of the game if its visible...

See, on the issue of fudging - it's more nuanced than simply changing die rolls. I mean, I've been playing online with VTT's for about...

What unchangeable by the DM rule did the DM violate?

I miss morale, and the reaction roll.

Come to think about it, I could just state at the beginning that "I might have missed some parts of the design of the monsters. Do you...

Don't need a full reset. You could do what would would have done to tweak the situation anyway. My examples was that even extreme...

That's only true if you're just rerunning it with the extent setup. If I've got to roll things back, that's probably not all I'm doing.

My players prefer not seeing the man behind the curtain. :D And I don't see it as "dishonest". That's too strong of a word for me...

Sure. But there is no guarantee that stopping the encounter and then restarting it, hoping it will play better, actually results in it...

The real value of stoping the world when you are making adjustments is that if you make a habit out of that, the players will recognise...

Sure, my players would do that, certainly. They also accept that I sometimes design encounters or challenges that won't be a good fit...

I'd say technically yes, but otherwise you may have a very bland or far too difficult fight, and neither of those are really good for...

So there are a few things I would say to this. Firstly, modifiers based on choices/environmental factors are amazing. They turn combat...