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<blockquote data-quote="swrushing" data-source="post: 2747265" data-attributes="member: 14140">sigh... &quot;cheating&quot; again.and again... i let people roll dice because the vast majority of time the dice give us useful, flavorful and fun information. once in a great while, they don't, and i fix that.look, at burger king, i go up to their soda dispensor and pop my cup under the coke or the mello yellow and the VAST MAJORITY OF TIME it spews out my caffeinated friend and i drink it and I am happy.Once in a great while, it spews out a sputtering miss-mix usually indicating lack of syrup and mostly carbonated water. This indicates &quot;the system has failed.&quot;What do i do in that circumstance?Do i decide &quot;well that happens&quot; and drink the foul miss-mix? No. It tastes bad and would spoiil my entire meal.Do i decide &quot;well screw this. I wont ever use these machines again&quot; and go to bringing my own sodas? No, thats a whole lot more work than i want for a soda.Do i dump the foul concoction and CHOOSE ANOTHER spout, maybe taking mello yellow or lemonade or even water? YES!!!I have a lot less time and effort and even money invested in that drink and that lunch than i do in my campaign, in my players, and in their characters, so i don't see not being at least as flexible with the dice part of the game as i am with my soft drink selections at fast food.the DnD system, even after house rules, is not more reliable than the typical burger king fountain drink dispenser. So, i think I ought to be at least as flexible using it and deciding whether to take its results as when getting my lunch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="swrushing, post: 2747265, member: 14140"] sigh... "cheating" again. and again... i let people roll dice because the vast majority of time the dice give us useful, flavorful and fun information. once in a great while, they don't, and i fix that. look, at burger king, i go up to their soda dispensor and pop my cup under the coke or the mello yellow and the VAST MAJORITY OF TIME it spews out my caffeinated friend and i drink it and I am happy. Once in a great while, it spews out a sputtering miss-mix usually indicating lack of syrup and mostly carbonated water. This indicates "the system has failed." What do i do in that circumstance? Do i decide "well that happens" and drink the foul miss-mix? No. It tastes bad and would spoiil my entire meal. Do i decide "well screw this. I wont ever use these machines again" and go to bringing my own sodas? No, thats a whole lot more work than i want for a soda. Do i dump the foul concoction and CHOOSE ANOTHER spout, maybe taking mello yellow or lemonade or even water? YES!!! I have a lot less time and effort and even money invested in that drink and that lunch than i do in my campaign, in my players, and in their characters, so i don't see not being at least as flexible with the dice part of the game as i am with my soft drink selections at fast food. the DnD system, even after house rules, is not more reliable than the typical burger king fountain drink dispenser. So, i think I ought to be at least as flexible using it and deciding whether to take its results as when getting my lunch. [/QUOTE]

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