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I guess I'm a bit of an optimizer, in that when I make a character, I really want them to be really extremely good at one thing...

IMO this is /thread Optimization isn't a problem. Rules lawyers aren't a problem. Distractions aren't a problem. Role playing isn't a...

Had something wild (for me) last night, an in-person session 0 just down the road from the house with a bunch of other locals. As noted...

I've seen the opposite problem as well- the player that refuses to optimize. They have their character and backstory perfectly in mind...

I tend to do it immediately because its too common for people to view it as precedent. Unless I just flat out miss it of course (I just...

It might be because my tables are made up primarily of other DMs, but if we see someone make a rules mistake, we call it right out. The...

Yeah. IME, most rules issues are not because people are cheating, but because they don't understand the rules (or because a rule isn't...

100% this. I recently wrapped a year long Genesys urban fantasy campaign and the amount of cognitive overload I was dealing was...

I find armor is just Temporary Hit Points with an element of choice. You can use your THP immediately, or save it to defend against...

Because it's not the wrong tool. It's a tool that can hit the parts of dungeon crawling many of us care about. See, the most important...

Some of the most extensive optimization I've ever seen was in superhero games, where the genre conventions run from low to no lethality...

If I spot a rules mistake mid-stream I'll normally point it out right then, regardless of whose favor it's in. Unless the particular GM...

I still snitch, I just do it discreetly after the game. "Hey, I noticed that Bob got flanking with his conjuration during that last...

Sure, "jerk optimizers"/munchkins absolutely do thrive in easy games. That's why Monty Haul games tended to be associated with them...

I go both ways. An Haich-Pee A Hit Point