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That's a super tough corner case. Since the cards are random, the DM couldn't tell you in advance. And since the phylactery only tell you if the action you are contemplating(drawing from the deck) is bad, you don't know which card it would be. The only way for your phylactery to work is to...

I just looked up the phylactery, and it says any action or item(I didn't know about items), but it also says that you have to take a moment to contemplate the action. Did you do that before drawing?

I start off agreeing with him. The intent behind the phylactery seems to me to be about moral decisions you make, not the drawing of cards or putting on a helmet. However, he quickly loses me when he gets petulant and throws a small tantrum. Ugh!

What was there to debate? Sounds like he messed up.

Just kidding. I'd have done almost the same in those situations. With the changeling situation, that would both be cool and be at a minimum possible. So I'd either have allowed it to work, or create a rule where changelings can roll vs. some DC to overcome. With the second example, if the DM...

Was his name Gary?

I don't care what's on their sheets, either. They can write down CG, LCNGE, or nothing at all. I'm not concerned with that. All I need to know is what actions they take within the fiction and the fiction will respond to those actions. If someone has LG written down and just hacks down some...

Not bad faith. Poor understanding or articulation of the issues. I've personally seen it happen many times in too many hobbies to just assume everyone is getting it right. I've seen it happen with D&D. I'm not saying everyone is doing that for every DM said to be bad, but enough surely do...

Not at all. It's a DM who abuses his authority. He railroads. He drops dragons when irritated. And so on. It's not when you are bored, because others may enjoy that game. Yes. It's a VERY different kind of hobby than turtle racing or sculpting. Also, too many people equate being bad at a...

Except that I can define it, and have. Many times. The problem with "I can't define it, but I know it when I see it" with DMs is that it applies to DMs where you just aren't a good fit, rather than just to bad DMs. If you prefer a narrative style and sit down to a sim game, you are not going...

You can have a bad(boring) time without the DM being bad. Not everyone is into the same things.

I can't watch them at all. However, I have discovered that listening to Critical Role while driving works for me.

That's likely the disconnect you are having with a lot of us here. Bad DMs are the ones who abuse authority, railroad, etc. Boring ones aren't good, but they aren't bad, either. If you are including that type, it's no wonder you encounter so many more than us. When each side is using...

The biggest issue with that thread is that it doesn't define good and bad. Is a bad DM simply one that is boring? Or is a bad DM one who railroads and drops comets from the sky on a party when a player annoys him? I'd argue the former isn't a bad DM and the latter is.

A lot of consequences are free.

Well, crud. I always thought it was "we don't have to care about anything." I'm going to have to reevaluate.

Same. And the thing that causes it to disintegrate also gives it a strange texture when you eat it.

I'll take this every day of the week and twice on every day of the week.