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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5112718" data-attributes="member: 15538">Yes. That is very cool.I think the GM is making a mistake in thinking they know how &quot;fair&quot; a fight can be. Luck, swinginess, tactics, player arrogance, all can change field conditions considerably. It's true that bad GMing is bad. I don't think that concealing the error makes it any better. At least if the GM accidentally kills the party, it's an error in honesty. Better that, than to demolish the pretense that the PCs are actually in danger. I think being treated like an adult is fair. Different groups have different preferences, and I think those preferences can be respected without labeling one or more groups as an &quot;unfair&quot; style. My games are probably fairly deadly, compared to the norm, but I play fair with my players, and the campaign has gone from level 1 to level 19, rolling all non-secret rolls in the open, and one of the original party members has managed to survive, no deaths, no rez. That's not fair... that's awesome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 5112718, member: 15538"] Yes. That is very cool. I think the GM is making a mistake in thinking they know how "fair" a fight can be. Luck, swinginess, tactics, player arrogance, all can change field conditions considerably. It's true that bad GMing is bad. I don't think that concealing the error makes it any better. At least if the GM accidentally kills the party, it's an error in honesty. Better that, than to demolish the pretense that the PCs are actually in danger. I think being treated like an adult is fair. Different groups have different preferences, and I think those preferences can be respected without labeling one or more groups as an "unfair" style. My games are probably fairly deadly, compared to the norm, but I play fair with my players, and the campaign has gone from level 1 to level 19, rolling all non-secret rolls in the open, and one of the original party members has managed to survive, no deaths, no rez. That's not fair... that's awesome. [/QUOTE]

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