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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9395136" data-attributes="member: 29398">Which takes a rather dim view of, or outright ignores the existence of, those DMs who in their &quot;DM decides&quot; moments do consider what they've previously said, and-or the soundness of the math, and-or whether the non-entertaining result is in fact better for the game than would be the entertaining one.It's the same principle as trusting a referee in a hockey game.&nbsp; Yes of course the hockey players are going to try to get away with whatever they can, while at the same time trusting the referee to be fair and consistent in assessing penalties.At the table, having a fair and trustworthy DM in effect allows the players more freedom to push the borders of deception and-or disruptiveness because they know any DM-side pushback will be fairly and evenly applied.All other factors aside, a DM who does the bolded is IMO doing it wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9395136, member: 29398"] Which takes a rather dim view of, or outright ignores the existence of, those DMs who in their "DM decides" moments [B]do[/B] consider what they've previously said, and-or the soundness of the math, and-or whether the non-entertaining result is in fact better for the game than would be the entertaining one. It's the same principle as trusting a referee in a hockey game. Yes of course the hockey players are going to try to get away with whatever they can, while at the same time trusting the referee to be fair and consistent in assessing penalties. At the table, having a fair and trustworthy DM in effect allows the players more freedom to push the borders of deception and-or disruptiveness because they know any DM-side pushback will be fairly and evenly applied. All other factors aside, a DM who does the bolded is IMO doing it wrong. [/QUOTE]

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