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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 4107050" data-attributes="member: 537">Then he can play a monster. Whoops, that option isn't in the rules. Oh well. Back to killing the monsters and taking their stuff, as opposed to trying to be a monster!It doesn't work. Why, I hear you ask. Because that isn't an activity I'm particularly interested in catering for as DM, just the same as I'm not interested in catering for players who like backstabbing each other.Which has no bearing on how easy the game is to DM.Nonsense. Being confident in one's ability to handle unanticipated situations has precious little to do with having mechanical support, especially if that involves having to stat things up beforehand.Who cares?Who cares?What the PCs need to do to emulate the ability has nothing to do with the ability itself.Contrary to popular belief, the purpose of the rules is not just to act as a backup system for improvisation.This is because you are thinking too hard about fantasy. Stop thinking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hong, post: 4107050, member: 537"] Then he can play a monster. Whoops, that option isn't in the rules. Oh well. Back to killing the monsters and taking their stuff, as opposed to trying to be a monster! It doesn't work. Why, I hear you ask. Because that isn't an activity I'm particularly interested in catering for as DM, just the same as I'm not interested in catering for players who like backstabbing each other. Which has no bearing on how easy the game is to DM. Nonsense. Being confident in one's ability to handle unanticipated situations has precious little to do with having mechanical support, especially if that involves having to stat things up beforehand. Who cares? Who cares? What the PCs need to do to emulate the ability has nothing to do with the ability itself. Contrary to popular belief, the purpose of the rules is not just to act as a backup system for improvisation. This is because you are thinking too hard about fantasy. Stop thinking. [/QUOTE]

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