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And what if choice 8 was valid and ignored? The DM determines at that moment that it wouldn't be appropriate, for whatever reason and fudges to one of the other 7.

I agree, assuming everyone explicitly agrees to it. And note, this doesn't mean everyone has to like it, just that some amount of comprise has occurred. What I don't get is for anyone to accuse another of having bad/wrong/naughty fun.

Given Merrian-Webster's definition of rule as being: And given that in D&D (and quite a few other games) the DM/GM is expressly permitted to violate or alter the rules, then if you're playing one of those games then no, a DM/GM cannot cheat if they violate or alter the rules. After all, a...

Easy. Letting the characters have a shot at the result of 1-7 and if the dice don't favor randomly pick one of those options, then picking what the DM would think is the most entertaining option (if the 8 is rolled). Otherwise, why have a DM? If it were all the mere odds of possibility, why...

Most expensive product would be Ptolus, at $120. WLD would probably be next. However, I had a custom RPG table built, with 6 player stations and a DM station into something of hexagon, with raised level for maps (I was inspired by the ultimate gaming table that made the rounds here a while...

And yet even here is a middle ground you're overlooking. Why insist that every roll of the dice is a binary either/or situation? As has been expressed, often times the roll of the dice is to determine the degree of success or failure, not the occurrence of success or failure. Thus, the DM may...

By rule, a 3.x DM is incapable of cheating. Dunno about the other versions, but it's in black and white. Of course, that's a different question of when, how often, and for what reason should a DM override dice. Which is really the question. And every answer is right and every answer is...

This is what I did way back when this got released and never regretted it - especially since I resized the Deluxe Map (iirc there were four pieces you can easily stitch together in gimp or photoshop) to 4'x8' and had it printed at a local print shop as a banner. (There are online places I've...

There's a way by using two skills in the Speech skillset. Also, would you guys mind splitting off the Oblivion talk into its own thread? I didn't play Oblivion and I'm totally confused by roughly 90% of the posts in this Skyrim thread because I don't know what game you're discussing in a...

I'm so not making a joke based on that post.

IMO, discussions about how players were "in the old days" vs. how they are now miss two important things. First, you can't pigeonhole the majority of players or even large segments based upon your own games nor even from letters written into popular publications - your experience (unless you...

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That's ok, I'm still trying to figure out how they slip through enemy lines to punch enemy mages in the face, because it sure isn't with acrobatics.

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I suggest you read around the monk threads - that's what the monk-supporters are saying is the role. And the issue is rarely if class x can be made adequate; it's a question of how much effort it takes - and if that same effort were made with another class, how much better would that class be...

I actually think my game style is closer to yours than Stream's, but that doesn't mean I can ignore him. It means I should take into account his points when planning/running my game so they don't crop up and/or I can take advantage of them. As it is, I'm looking to run a Rokugan Pathfinder...

I tend to view alterations to the rules (such as house-rules) as something that should be discussed ahead of time and not sprung upon the players when an event happens. On the otherhand, I'd probably not bother discussing GM style or the like with a new group - either they like the way I run...

I quite agree with you completely, that's why I support a 3.x DM doing anything they want to make the game fun. (DMG:18) "...The DM really can't cheat. You're the umpire, and what you say goes. As such, it's certainly within your rights to sway things one way or another to keep people happy...

For what it's worth, just about every one of your posts is an attack - on another poster, another game group, a DM, etc. It gets old. We also have real-world, actual game experience backing up our positions. You seem inclined to want to caricature us into being pocket-protecting math nerds...

I had a player using a monk in a recent Kingmaker campaign. For the life of me, I don't see the role that monk-supporters assign to it (backup fighter, mobile whatever) as being viable for games that adhere to the RAW for encounter design. After all, who cares about a backup fighter with a...