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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darth Shoju" data-source="post: 921141" data-attributes="member: 11397">armour question Yes, I think the DM should stick to the rules as often as possible, making exceptions only where the rules are unclear. This isn't in an attempt to be anal, but to keep things fair. What if one of the other armour wearing players had planned for a night attack and had slept in light armour or made some other preparations? Would it be fair to nullify his foresight and preparation by letting the player who didn't prepare don his armour instantly? I understand that occasionally a rules-lawyer DM can hinder the fun and spontanaity of a role-playing moment, but in this case he had to stick to the rules to keep things fair. What if he had played fast and loose with the rounds and made a real mistake in the timing, one that was to the detriment of the whole party? (and I'm not just talking about having 3 of them away from the battle all nice and safe) Then his players would have had a legitimate reason to be upset. I don't see how the length of this thread reflects on his quality as a DM. The player in question also gets angry at having to roll a 16 on an attack roll, so I don't think that reflects on Fusangite's DMing abilities either. He has said himself that the other 2 players who were left out of the combat weren't upset and one even agreed with him, so IMO the reason the session suffered was because one player lost his temper over his own decision to stay and don his armour while innocents perished.</blockquote>

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