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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 5986289" data-attributes="member: 63508">it's all about Player DM Synchronization.If the DM expectation and Player expectation are not very much in sync, open style play MMI style breaks down fast. VERY fast.Player 1: I stab the ogre in the arm and focus my gaze on the brute. Every time it swings at my way, I automatically stab it back in the arm.DM: You can't do that as an action.Player 1: Why not?DM: Because it is ridiculous. You can't just give yourself extra attacks.Player: But my rogue is a stalker. He is darkness. He is the night.... with daggers.DM: Fine. You can get the extra attacks wit a -15 to hit penalty. And only if the ogre misses or hits for no more than 10 damage.Player 1: Fine (I aint coming back next week). Jinxed dice. Nat 1. DM: Amongst the dust and darkness, your rogue's blade hits nothing but air.Player 2: My turn. My swordsman swings his blade but instead of damage, his intentional miss lets the rogue get another stab in.DM: No giving other people turns.Player 2: What?vsPlayer 1: I stab the ogre in the arm and focus my gaze on the brute.  Every time it swings at my way, I automatically stab it back in the arm. That is Clever Riposte by the way. Jinxed dice. Nat 1. DM: Amongst the dust and darkness, your rogue's blade hits nothing but air.Player 2: My turn. My swordsman swings his blade but instead of damage, his intentional miss lets the rogue get another stab in.In the first game, the DM and two players are not in-sync. Because there is no rules for certain things, they must ask ahead of time or wait for DM banning/adjustment when the situation occurs. And the players may or may not be happy with the result. When there are rules, there is at least a point of agreement where DMs and Players can start. But if expectations don't match, there is a chance of a broken game if they do not sync up later or come to a compromise.</blockquote>

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