D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard.

[soviet]

Counter argument using your own logic. I know more about D&D than you.

That doesn't follow.

And youre posting on a D&D forum.

So?

 

[SableWyvern]

Sure? Happy to oblige. NOt really sure how you got "now" considering that I had clarified the point repeatedly, even within the post that was quoted out of context. But, hey, whatever floats your boat. We are finally communicating clearly and that's all that matters.

It is highly likely I missed additional clarifications as I skimmed through this fast moving thread.

Also, I feel I should acknowledge my previous post was a bit passive aggressive, so I have to give you credit for not really rising to the bait.

 

[billd91]

And now your rulings are inconsistent - it worked that way the first time and this way the second time - which is widely seen as very poor DM form.

Oh, good god, no. People make mistakes and learn from them. There's no point in reconning if you're long past that moment.
Even Advanced Squad Leader incorporates this rule - once you've moved on, the mistake stands.

 

[Hussar]

It is highly likely I missed additional clarifications as I skimmed through this fast moving thread.

Also, I feel I should acknowledge my previous post was a bit passive aggressive, so I have to give you credit for not really rising to the bait.

Heh. I probably rose a bit. I'm very very bad at not taking the bait.

 

[Zardnaar]

That doesn't follow.



So?

It means I know more about D&D by you so im an expert and you're not

 

[cbwjm]

And now your rulings are inconsistent - it worked that way the first time and this way the second time - which is widely seen as very poor DM form.

No it isn't, mistakes happen, you just correct and move on. I have never played with someone where, when I've told everyone the error and corrected it going forward, they've come back and tried to argue for the original ruling at the table. Everyone tends to accept it and move on using the correct ruling.

If I'm the player of the thief and you asked me that out of character, I'd tell you to deal with it in character. And if I'm the DM in that situation I'd pull out the (gentle, to start with) smackdown hammer and tell you to keep character disagreements and issues in character; you'd have already been told up front that in-character issues are not to spill over to the table, so this should come as no surprise.

If it was all told up front that players have their characters steal from each other or otherwise act against other party members, then that's a table I'd have never joined in the first place. Which is fine, I'll happily bow out if I know a table isn't going to be what I'm into.