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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9505195" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I think any time you get 7 people together there will be some minor disappointments and disagreements now and then.&nbsp; Of course everyone at the end of the day has to agree but the simple fact is that without a DM there is no game.&nbsp; That doesn't make the DM a ruthless dictator wielding power over his powerless subjects, it just means that the DM's choices carry a bit more weight.Sometimes there simply is no compromise.&nbsp; Look at the thread on whether a rogue thief PC can cast a spell that has a casting time of an action from a scroll as a bonus action.&nbsp; If he DM says &quot;no&quot; and the player says &quot;yes&quot;, there is no room for compromise.&nbsp; As it says in the intro to the 2024 DMG: &quot;Referee. When it’s not clear what ought to happen next, the DM decides how to apply the rules.&quot;So I don't see anything changing.&nbsp; In any group activity it's best if there is a process to settle disagreements.&nbsp; In D&amp;D?&nbsp; That's the DM making the final call.&nbsp; Make enough bad calls and the DM won't have a group.But ... this once again is the same old, same old.&nbsp; A DM making the final call on rulings is terrible vs someone has to make the final call and there's nothing wrong with that as long as we do our best to make the game fun for everyone.&nbsp; I've stood on the side of the latter for close to half a century on both sides of the DM's screen and with extremely rare exceptions it has worked well. Even when I wasn't 100% on board.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9505195, member: 6801845"] I think any time you get 7 people together there will be some minor disappointments and disagreements now and then. Of course everyone at the end of the day has to agree but the simple fact is that without a DM there is no game. That doesn't make the DM a ruthless dictator wielding power over his powerless subjects, it just means that the DM's choices carry a bit more weight. Sometimes there simply is no compromise. Look at the thread on whether a rogue thief PC can cast a spell that has a casting time of an action from a scroll as a bonus action. If he DM says "no" and the player says "yes", there is no room for compromise. As it says in the intro to the 2024 DMG: "[B]Referee.[/B] When it’s not clear what ought to happen next, the DM decides how to apply the rules." So I don't see anything changing. In any group activity it's best if there is a process to settle disagreements. In D&D? That's the DM making the final call. Make enough bad calls and the DM won't have a group. But ... this once again is the same old, same old. A DM making the final call on rulings is terrible vs someone has to make the final call and there's nothing wrong with that as long as we do our best to make the game fun for everyone. I've stood on the side of the latter for close to half a century on both sides of the DM's screen and with extremely rare exceptions it has worked well. Even when I wasn't 100% on board. [/QUOTE]

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