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I care about balance in general.

Video games are limited by their coding, today's programing technology and the fact they're run by soulless machines. What's your excuse, DMs?

Well, yeah. Because the DM is the King of fiat. But players also narrate things in the game by using their mechanical abilities.

I don't like "video game" DMs.

A DM is playing both with and against his players. Adversity is unavoidable and a part of the game since the old days.

Playing Epic (or just high level really) tends to do that. If you don't like it play low levels only or E6. FB might be kinda strong and susceptible to cheesing it out, but it's not broken. It has it's strengths and it's weaknesses. Robilar's Gambit comes online late, requires a decent Dex and...

What is stopping you?

The more options the better.

Um... the discussion was about a hypothetical DM. >.> Not my fault that Shidaku used "Me" in the discussion and then took it personal for some reason. :/ I mean, it's okay to call (hypothetical) players tools and snotty, but not DMs?

So it has nothing to do with the ability. Gotcha. And... what's exactly wrong with my post?

I always have the sheet of every PC in my game at hand (why wouldn't I, it's a trivial matter), so their modifiers, as well as other stats are always known to me when I need them. I assume the PCs are taking 10 on passive checks. If the DC is higher than that, I make a roll in secret. If a PC...

Why would they?

Umm... how?

I'd be perplexed and kinda annoyed. If a DM would tell me that I should "cut out" using my character's abilities or else "get out" of the game then my answer would be "eff you you stupid jerk, I quit myself", because he clearly doesn't know what he's doing and such a game and DM are a waste of...

And it encourages, heck, even forces metagaming from players.

Nowhere did I call you an ass, so... who's taking it personal? Defensive much? There's a Report button. Use it if you don't like my post, because all you're doing is giving me the suspicion that this "hypothetical" DM isn't that hypothetical.

Lol. I just gave my opinion. You're the one that started with calling your player a snot. Don't get your panties in a twist. Also, lol. Quote what you want, it's not like I'm going to edit my post. I don't see anything wrong with it, other than apparently being spot on. Truth hurts, doesn't it?

IMO you're being more of a snot than the player in this situation. And the elf ability is a passive ability, not an active one. It works regardless if the player remembers it or not. Your "tactic" is just a passive-aggressive dick move to penalize a player that plays in a way that you don't...

Me three. Why wasn't that addressed by now?

Um... yes? Where did I say otherwise? Which is irrelevant to the part you are quoting, because I was clearly talking about non-combat concepts.