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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2741068" data-attributes="member: 8447">Well, I can see this from two sides. Yes, there are rules.&nbsp; Yes, I subscribe to most of them.&nbsp; No, I do not obey all the rules.&nbsp; I think very few roleplayers do.I've had far too many arguments over rules minutiae over the years, especially during my miniature gaming days.&nbsp; This was the direct reason why I switched away from miniatures battles to rpgs -- I loathed all the rules arguments.&nbsp; Part of my thought, as well, is that I like some continuity in the stories we create.&nbsp; The group I am in is very interested in the story and the logic of the campaign, probably more so than the specific rules of the underlying game system.&nbsp; When a character dies, it takes a lot for our group to work a new character in; it can't just be &quot;Jeff has a new character - he is in the party&quot; - there has to be some reason why the group would accept a new member.&nbsp; If there is TPK the campaign is usually over -- there is rarely a reason why anyone else would take up the whole adventure mid-stream.&nbsp; This does not mean that characters are protected; characters die and are even able to suffer permanent damage (a house rule).&nbsp; Still, I sometimes fudge rolls in minor combats.&nbsp; This allows them to take on bigger challenges, but usually the minor combats are easy for them to tackle anyway.&nbsp; If this is elitist, I accept the title.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 2741068, member: 8447"] Well, I can see this from two sides. Yes, there are rules. Yes, I subscribe to most of them. No, I do not obey all the rules. I think very few roleplayers do. I've had [I]far[/I] too many arguments over rules minutiae over the years, especially during my miniature gaming days. This was the direct reason why I switched away from miniatures battles to rpgs -- I loathed all the rules arguments. Part of my thought, as well, is that I like some continuity in the stories we create. The group I am in is very interested in the story and the logic of the campaign, probably more so than the specific rules of the underlying game system. When a character dies, it takes a lot for our group to work a new character in; it can't just be "Jeff has a new character - he is in the party" - there has to be some reason why the group would accept a new member. If there is TPK the campaign is usually over -- there is rarely a reason why anyone else would take up the whole adventure mid-stream. This does not mean that characters are protected; characters die and are even able to suffer permanent damage (a house rule). Still, I sometimes fudge rolls in minor combats. This allows them to take on bigger challenges, but usually the minor combats are easy for them to tackle anyway. If this is elitist, I accept the title. ;) [/QUOTE]

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