Thomas Shey's latest activity

This is the most reasonable statement of the position I've seen yet, but I think it still goes too far. Hooks are a convenient means to...

Ultimately the sort of games that leave the GM beholden to the rules are ones where the GM's other responsibilities make it difficult to...

At least you can assess them up front; you don't have to try and read the GM's mind.

Unfortunately, the hobby is full of people who have been taught to either be defensive about that being done or outright offended. I'd...

Personally, I think every player has the right to check and confirm things with the GM - whether it be with the numbers or something may...

Again, this isn't about people who are deliberately using power against players; its about people who make mistakes and aren't good...

No need to brag about it

But that's not what you did; you posted a parallel with combat and acted like it proves something, and people who don't consider combat...

That's why I said in OD&D they were indirectly factored in.

My point was there are games where he wouldn't need to do that to make opponents with a big enough gap essentially impossible to defeat...

They were indirectly so in OD&D.

I bet you don't change them on the fly, though. If you did you'd be doing exactly what people are in some cases complaining...

I'm going to step in on this one. I'd suggest you absolutely do--any set of mechanics whatsoever applies restraints on the GM--its just...

The nice thing about formalized rules is that by agreeing to play under them, all the participants accept that implicit accountability...

I suspect its seeing rules around some actions as doing that while others aren't. This is not a new argument.