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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2572774" data-attributes="member: 8447">I find there are at least two different categories of House Rules:1)  Rules you have knowingly changed that you have explained to your group2)  Rules you or your group have unknowingly changed, or at least interpreted collectively in a different manner from other groupsNow I am a great believer in bending the rules to fit the campaign.  The RAW is great for playing D&D; since I don't play D&D, but am quite happy to use the D20 rules, I often come up with quite an extensive list of House Rules.  Sometimes these are rules that are quite easy to identify (All spells of Type X are not available, these new weapons have these stats, the Blah character class is out but we will use the Blah-2 version from Book X, etc.); others are much more specific, sort of like the "Dodge gives +1AC when flatfooted" variety, therefor require a little more thought and knowledge.  Other rules changes may end up occuring at the table -- "by tradition" rules.  Sometimes the group is aware that they have changed the rules, other times they forget that they have altered or interpreted anything at all.In my own games there are a goodly number of House Rules.  By using them I have the rules more closely conform to the setting I have created.  I think in many ways this is why, in the opposited direction, Eberron has taken off as well as it has -- it is a setting that perfectly conforms to the RAW.  I rarely play any game without some change, but I never conciously change rules if the players are upset/going to be upset by this.  I try to be up front with the process and the players are happy when I am.  Still, talking with other gaming groups we sometimes find we have interpreted something in a different way, or have slowly altered a rule over time.D20 has too many rules to KNOW.  You can get the gist of them very easily.  You can learn several others.  Few people, however, are going to memorize the bulk of material from the PHB and the DMG.  As such, there is constant consulting of rules.  If, conversely, your group has a good steady grasp of the generalities and you decide not to look something up because the game is moving well, so be it.The point of the game is to have fun.Personally, I have never had fun having arguments about rules minutiae.</blockquote>

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