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<blockquote data-quote="Tallifer" data-source="post: 4943950" data-attributes="member: 84661">I hope that the optional stuff stays in third party publications and at people's tables: I do not want &quot;options&quot; in an official book which then translate into &quot;should-haves&quot; as seen by players and &quot;must be banned stuff&quot; as seen by dungeon masters. (Or &quot;new rules&quot; for dungeon masters and &quot;horrible fun-killers&quot; as seen by players.)Nowadays, with everything core, I can join most 4th edition games with common assumptions. But with &quot;official optional rules&quot;, I would need to ask a dozen questions about a game before joining.&nbsp;Furthermore, if people want optional house rules, why can they not just make them themselves? Why muddy the official waters?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tallifer, post: 4943950, member: 84661"] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=3]I hope that the optional stuff stays in third party publications and at people's tables: I do not want "options" in an official book which then translate into "should-haves" as seen by players and "must be banned stuff" as seen by dungeon masters. (Or "new rules" for dungeon masters and "horrible fun-killers" as seen by players.)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=3]Nowadays, with everything core, I can join most 4th edition games with common assumptions. But with "official optional rules", I would need to ask a dozen questions about a game before joining.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=3]Furthermore, if people want optional house rules, why can they not just make them themselves? Why muddy the official waters?[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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