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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9400264" data-attributes="member: 23751">I just went over the expert classes looking to see if the DM was advocated for at all and found the following."Making an Ability Check requires you to take an Action unless a rule says otherwise. Several of the named Actions—such as Hide and Influence—include Ability Checks.The DM may override this requirement and allow a particular Ability Check to be made as part of a Bonus Action or as no Action at all." - Tells the player that the DM can override the rules."The DM determines the Difficulty Class of an Ability Check and can override a DC specified in the rules." - Tells the player that the DM can override the rules."The DM determines whether a d20 Test is warranted in any given circumstance." - Tells the player that only the DM can have a d20 test happen."The DM may determine that other things count as Difficult Terrain based on the examples here." - Tells the player that the listed items are not the only way to achieve difficult terrain and the DM decides."To give this assistance, you must be near enough to the ally to assist verbally or physically when the ally makes the check. The DM has final say on whether your assistance is possible." - Tells the player that the DM has final say."The adventurers need to succeed on one or more challenging Charisma Checks to convince a Hostile creature to do anything on the party’s behalf; however, the DM might determine that the Hostile creature is so ill-disposed towardthe characters that no Charisma Check can sway it, in which case the first check fails automatically and no further Influence attempts can be made on the creature unless its Attitude shifts." - Tells the player that the DM can just say no to the attempt."Similarly, if the interaction is particularly irksome to the creature, the DM might impose Disadvantage on your subsequent check or might temporarily shift a Friendly creature to Indifferent or an Indifferent creature to Hostile." - Tells the player that the DM can just ignore testing for influence and just shift the creature's attitude.Those are more clearly written examples of DM authority over the game than are in the 2014 PHB or even the DMG.  That looks like DM support to me.Edit: The UA 8 which is the most recent one I have similarly has language indicating absolute DM authority over the rules."When choosing a new form, you may look in the Monster Manual or elsewhere for eligible Beasts if the DM permits you to do so.""Worn equipment functions as normal, but the DM decides whether it is practical for the new form to wear a piece of equipment based on the creature’s size and shape.And so on.</blockquote>

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