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So, how do the people who think it's ok for the DM to fudge feel about players doing the same?

If we fight named villains, it's possible. No dying against a bunch of nameless demons, but if there's a proper name villain, things get real...

I confess, I don't quite understand what you're saying here... :/

The thing about fudging is the philosophy and how only one person at the table gets to be philosophical. DM gets to fudge things in order to make a better/more dramatic/interesting/etc. story. Players also have a sense of what makes a better/more dramatic/interesting/etc. story...but never get...

Interesting take...I have two questions based on it, though: 1) Is it possible to cheat in D&D? 2) Is the DM the only one who can change numbers in the middle of the game to make it more fun? If so, why?

I think narrative solutions are not fudging (so, an enemy retreating is fine), but ignoring dice/mechanics/etc. is (IMO). After all, if one ignores dice, then why have them? As well, narratively dealing with "inconvenient" dice rolls is part of the fun, no?

Modern D&D does no such thing. I mean, how could it, considering the hyperbole used?

Couldn't tell you, since I didn't design the game and it's very obviously just a game mechanic that isn't trying to mimic something in real life. If I had to provide an in-world explanation, I'd say because it's a minor restorative spell (until it's cast with a higher level slot).

One can have a wound of the spirit, I suppose. Just pointing out that the game's official rules don't use the word 'healing' so there's no need for some weird crisis over "How is luck healed?" It's not that game. Never has been.

I don't see the bolded part as being true, at least as far as the rules are concerned. There is no mention of healing. Does one 'heal' from an illness or 'recover' from an illness?

Why is it 'healing?'

There is no 'healing' with Cure Wounds, so there's no issue over 'healing Luck.' "A creature you touch regains a number of Hit Points equal to 1d8 + your Spellcasting ability modifier."

My household loves the DCAU. While the first season of Justice League took a while to find its footing, by the end of Unlimited, we felt these were some of the best representations of the characters in media (which makes a kind of sense, since they weren't weighed down by decades of...

He is being condescending, though.

Seriously. "Sorry kids, I know I'm shirking my duty as your dad, but I am hoping to get more out of this game I'm playing!" To say to someone "You have the time," without knowing a lick about their life circumstances...well, it's pretty arrogant.

True enough. I have no idea what the bar is if 5e's skill system is considered "excellent." As well, I'd ask "expands into what?"

Worth mentioning that 5e has space for such design...AiME has something similar to what you describe.

Yeah, the three pillars were definitely not given the same level of design...I hope they weren't meant to all hold up the same ceiling.

Are you sure this is what he's saying? I thought his argument was "too intellectual" for you (your words). I don't see what you wrote above as an accurate account of his argument.

Haven't we been talking about the design of the game, and not individual tables, for a while now?