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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9514704" data-attributes="member: 42582">Your way of playing D&amp;D is not &quot;the rules&quot; of D&amp;D.For instance, suppose that, in a game of D&amp;D, it is established that a PC is in a tavern. There is no rule of D&amp;D that requires the player, before declaring &quot;I punch the nearest guy&quot;, to ask the GM whether or not there is a nearest guy. Or to put the point more generally, there is no rule of D&amp;D that specifies who is entitled to make what sorts of assumptions about fictional position, that flow from the expressly established fiction.I've posted actual play examples from AD&amp;D and 4e D&amp;D play. These did not involve breaking any rules of D&amp;D. And as I've already mentioned, the rules of AD&amp;D include rules for divine intervention. So at least in the Odin case, you seem to be the person who is departing from the rules of D&amp;D.Huh?By definition fictional position constrains action. I can't declare &quot;I drink a cup of mead&quot; if I have no cup and no mead.What you have said, as best I understand, is that only the GM can contribute to establishing fictional position. And I have not said any such thing as that, in any form of words.EDIT: Here's an illustrative post:This is you saying, as best I understand, that only the GM can establish fictional position.I have not expressed the same view, in any words.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 9514704, member: 42582"] Your way of playing D&D is not "the rules" of D&D. For instance, suppose that, in a game of D&D, it is established that a PC is in a tavern. There is no rule of D&D that requires the player, before declaring "I punch the nearest guy", to ask the GM whether or not there [I]is[/I] a nearest guy. Or to put the point more generally, there is no rule of D&D that specifies who is entitled to make what sorts of assumptions about fictional position, that flow from the expressly established fiction. I've posted actual play examples from AD&D and 4e D&D play. These did not involve breaking any rules of D&D. And as I've already mentioned, the rules of AD&D [I]include[/I] rules for divine intervention. So at least in the Odin case, you seem to be the person who is departing from the rules of D&D. Huh? By definition fictional position constrains action. I can't declare "I drink a cup of mead" if I have no cup and no mead. What [I]you[/I] have said, as best I understand, is that only the GM can contribute to establishing fictional position. And I have not said any such thing as that, in any form of words. EDIT: Here's an illustrative post: This is you saying, as best I understand, that only the GM can establish fictional position. I have not expressed the same view, in any words. [/QUOTE]

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