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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 5895510" data-attributes="member: 996">I guess the real test will be the 'educating the DM' bit.&nbsp; That's really where the whole thing hangs.&nbsp; Because, aside from that, it's just the DM arbitrarily deciding success or failure based on how much he likes what you're doing.&nbsp; I'm not in any way deriding this as the 'mother may I' system (though we're bound to hear it again).&nbsp; This is the 'system' that any good DM falls back on when a player pushes the envelope or finds a hole in the rules somewhere.&nbsp; &quot;Can I do 'Q?'&quot; asks the player, when the rules only model A-L.&nbsp; &quot;Sure&quot; DM reaches into his *ahem* back pocket &quot;make a roll.&quot;&nbsp; :rattle:&nbsp; &quot;13&quot;&nbsp; Then you reply with &quot;No problem, you made it&quot; or &quot;Ooh, just missed it,&quot; depending on where you want to go with the scene.&nbsp; Well, or pulled a number out of your &quot;back pocket&quot; and stick with it.As a basis for a core resolution system, though, it seems a little weak.&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, unless that &quot;educating the DM&quot; bit really comes through with flying colors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 5895510, member: 996"] I guess the real test will be the 'educating the DM' bit. That's really where the whole thing hangs. Because, aside from that, it's just the DM arbitrarily deciding success or failure based on how much he likes what you're doing. I'm not in any way deriding this as the 'mother may I' system (though we're bound to hear it again). This is the 'system' that any good DM falls back on when a player pushes the envelope or finds a hole in the rules somewhere. "Can I do 'Q?'" asks the player, when the rules only model A-L. "Sure" DM reaches into his *ahem* back pocket "make a roll." :rattle: "13" Then you reply with "No problem, you made it" or "Ooh, just missed it," depending on where you want to go with the scene. Well, or pulled a number out of your "back pocket" and stick with it. As a basis for a core resolution system, though, it seems a little weak. Again, unless that "educating the DM" bit really comes through with flying colors. [/QUOTE]

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