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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Belares" data-source="post: 325265" data-attributes="member: 2782">Cheating and government surveysWell all i can say is yes and no. I know it sounds ambigous, but I play in Oklahoma City and have I cheated..yes..do I cheat anymore ...no. As am DM I have fudged dice rolls, but that is at lower levels and as the players get more experienced characters I do not..ask them, hehe. I will state for the record that I at one time played RPGA and if you asked me " do roleplayers cheat in the RPGA...unequivocally...yes. Not all but you know who you are. I cannot remember a time I cheated in RPGA, I am not saying i didnt, just cant remember. If I did it was becuase the DM was being unfair(example: i was color sprayed from 50' away from a caster on top of a tower..really happened) or (and I have seen this happen) the Dm rolls the dice and states he hit you..never even looked down at the rolls.Ok back to government studies..they are all biased to whatever the government agency wants the report to say. Everyone knows this and it is foolish to think that any study about Dungeons and Dragons (or any RPG) will not be biased towards what the Bible-thumping majority thinks.I tell my players "if you have to cheat then you don't understand what the game is all about" so go ahead but i will ask you to leave if you are caught. I mean "really" cheating. If you come to a game with loaded dice, adjusted character sheets different than last session (I mean things that were not given out, ability scores changed to max, etc.) or things of that nature ..begone with you!I am sure some will say"well you stated you have cheated and when you DM you fudge dice rolls"..then go ahead. I stand behind that everyone cheats at one time and if it is a obsession then you have a problem. Any good DM worth his salt allows for some leeway at lower levels and even at higher if only to make the game enjoyable and to keep the adventure alive. You want to kill your players all the time and start over that is your choice, but I will fudge a roll here and there. BTW ask any of my players if I have fudged any rolls since they passed the 8th level range..I havent.The name of the game is to have fun and if you cheat on a regular basis then you spoil the fun for everyone.</blockquote>

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