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<blockquote data-quote="Wrich" data-source="post: 7545656" data-attributes="member: 6943550">THIS.&nbsp; As somewhat of an aside, I think the above hits on one of the problems with the &quot;just houserule it&quot; response that is frequently given to comments like those expressed in this thread's opening post.&nbsp; Yes, I CAN houserule it, but I am not a professional game designer, I have a full time plus job, a family, other hobbies, etc.&nbsp; As the above post recognizes, given my life's circumstances, a game design company and professional game designer can bring many more resources -- both in terms of actual resources (time, more extensive playtesting, surveys) as well as in knowledge and experience -- than I can.&nbsp; Yes, I know I can &quot;just do it myself&quot; but, as the above post indicates, I pay WoTC for their expertise and resources, if I have to do it myself, why am I paying them?To me, on some level, the response of &quot;just houserule it&quot;, is like telling someone who wants to go out to eat for a gourmet meal &quot;just cook it yourself&quot;.&nbsp; Yes, the average person is capable of cooking something, but they go out to eat and pay a professional chef because that professional chef has more time to devote preparing a meal, has cultivated special expertise and knowledge related to cooking, and has access to more resources (for example, more high quality or unusual ingredients) than your average person.&nbsp; A professional gourmet chef working in a gourmet restaurant will almost always produce a better meal than your average person whose job is not cooking preparing something at home.&nbsp; That is why &quot;we&quot; (as a society) have and pay gourmet chefs and why people can have the job of gourmet chef. &quot;Just houserule it&quot; does not address the point of this thread.&nbsp; Ultimately, I can just &quot;make up a game myself&quot;, but I have chosen to pay others who have more time and expertise than myself to do that for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wrich, post: 7545656, member: 6943550"] THIS. As somewhat of an aside, I think the above hits on one of the problems with the "just houserule it" response that is frequently given to comments like those expressed in this thread's opening post. Yes, I CAN houserule it, but I am not a professional game designer, I have a full time plus job, a family, other hobbies, etc. As the above post recognizes, given my life's circumstances, a game design company and professional game designer can bring many more resources -- both in terms of actual resources (time, more extensive playtesting, surveys) as well as in knowledge and experience -- than I can. Yes, I know I can "just do it myself" but, as the above post indicates, I pay WoTC for their expertise and resources, if I have to do it myself, why am I paying them? To me, on some level, the response of "just houserule it", is like telling someone who wants to go out to eat for a gourmet meal "just cook it yourself". Yes, the average person is capable of cooking something, but they go out to eat and pay a professional chef because that professional chef has more time to devote preparing a meal, has cultivated special expertise and knowledge related to cooking, and has access to more resources (for example, more high quality or unusual ingredients) than your average person. A professional gourmet chef working in a gourmet restaurant will almost always produce a better meal than your average person whose job is not cooking preparing something at home. That is why "we" (as a society) have and pay gourmet chefs and why people can have the job of gourmet chef. "Just houserule it" does not address the point of this thread. Ultimately, I can just "make up a game myself", but I have chosen to pay others who have more time and expertise than myself to do that for me. [/QUOTE]

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