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Actually, one of my favorites was a forest encounter. A lone kobold rogue with a boost to his speed (spell or item) sneaks into the encampment and steals one item. If he is successful he hurries off and gives it to his friends. Then he comes back time after time until he is discovered. With...

That is awesome.

Solipsism. Well, it definitely is a type of dodging.

Skyrock Clan

Well I guess it was about twelve years ago. The PCs had spent the last several months tracking down a renegade warlord who was responsible for instigating a full blown multinational war. He was extremely powerful and the PCs new they needed help; but, with the climate of the countries and the...

Strangely enough, the last 6 to 8 years we have been using GM created characters. We are not beholden to them and may create other characters at any time; but, we haven't save for 1 or 2 exceptions. This preference happened in my group several years back when the party split up (by a large...

Have you ever had to explain to a child why reverse psychology works so well on them? This discussion is bringing up old memories.

4 of 5. Currently we are all running games in different sections of our co-created world. It is a great way to explore, create, and develop a campaign world.

While I think Twichboy's concern and your response is the perfect example of the various comments regarding concerns for player/GM interaction, I think I'm going to leave it here. Bullgrit has stated succinctly and aptly how there is a distinct preference and play-style difference that makes a...

Yes. It does lead back to play-style. Unfortunately, this is generally a play-style that is not in the open. A GM creates, NPC, monsters, environments, stats, spells, events, situations, and outcomes. A GM pits the PCs against and though his creation. The idea that all of these creations...

Rigged? Rigged? Wow. I really thought this was simply a play-style difference. You really believe that people are conducting themselves fraudulently for some sort of personal advantage? Wow. I don't even know what to say. I'm not sure what a person would have to gain by rigging a game...

I imagine most people who fudge don't look at the game as a series of monsters defeated collecting gold and experience. I haven't used the printed experience rules since the Expert Set came out for D&D. And perhaps we're hitting the key stumbling block for this discussion. I don't see the...

Sorry if my comments seemed like they were made by a child entering the room...'cause they kinda were. I haven't read this thread and was participating in the thread that was spawned from this one...and accidentally clicked here. :) The legit/illegit was derived from the idea that there was...

If the creature the DM created bases it's decision upon the environment the DM created it is legitimate. If the creature the DM created bases it's decision upon the DM's will it is illegitimate. Is this your theory? I have a saying I use all the time to friends, colleagues, and employees...

The 'purpose' of dice isn't tension and excitement. But, the mere act of rolling said dice coupled with something 'hanging in the balance' can 'add' to tension and excitement. I'm sorry...I thought your problem was with not seeing 'fudging' as a tool...not 'rolling dice' I thought that was so...

The Dungeon Masters guide, in every edition, lists the ignoring of a die result as a legitimate tool for making your game better. The use of dice also ads tension and excitement to what would otherwise be a storyteller experience. The example is analogous of fudging die results or not. Both...

I'll not speak for everyone; but, personally, I tend to let the chips fall where they may in climactic battles...in tense or exciting situations. Death can be such a great part of a game where the characters are talked about after the fact...and can even spur more adventure plots. I've...

And this is why, on the rare occasion I fudge a result, I never tell anyone.

I'd tell my Mom that he was smoking in the bathroom so that she kicks him out and he isn't allowed to come over anymore.

I have a friend who used to game with us occasionally. He is a very energetic and enigmatic role-player...really put the rest of us to shame. But, he doesn't get the same enjoyment out of the game as we do. We like to have a bit of a buy-in or commitment to our games that he just wasn't...