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<blockquote data-quote="PapersAndPaychecks" data-source="post: 4527672" data-attributes="member: 28854">I've never been to parliament, but I have opinions about politics.&nbsp; I've never been to Iceland or invested in an Icelandic bank, but I have opinions about its economy.Fantasy gaming is superficial.&nbsp; Nothing about any of this is exactly profound!We're talking about a personal preference here.Sure.&nbsp; 1e characters can affect what other creatures do; the scare or fear spells are even more directly analagous.&nbsp; But for me, magic has a license to break the suspension of disbelief in a way that skills don't.1e characters can also affect what other creatures do by means of skills; move silently is analagous.&nbsp; But I can accept that stealth is a learned skill, while I struggle to believe that scaring away enemies on the battlefield is something you can really learn.I feel as if it's the DM's role to make decisions for non-player characters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PapersAndPaychecks, post: 4527672, member: 28854"] I've never been to parliament, but I have opinions about politics. I've never been to Iceland or invested in an Icelandic bank, but I have opinions about its economy. Fantasy gaming [i]is[/i] superficial. Nothing about any of this is exactly profound! We're talking about a personal preference here. Sure. 1e characters can affect what other creatures do; the [i]scare[/i] or [i]fear[/i] spells are even more directly analagous. But for me, magic has a license to break the suspension of disbelief in a way that skills don't. 1e characters can also affect what other creatures do by means of skills; move silently is analagous. But I can accept that stealth is a learned skill, while I struggle to believe that scaring away enemies on the battlefield is something you can really learn. I feel as if it's the DM's role to make decisions for non-player characters. [/QUOTE]

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