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<blockquote data-quote="Rya.Reisender" data-source="post: 7758716" data-attributes="member: 6801585">Maybe it's a semantics issue - for me a house rule is a rule that is in conflict with an existing rule. A ruling is just deciding how to handle something that's not in any rule. I don't mind the latter.And yes, in D&amp;D it's harder to figure out how something works compared to an easier ruleset - but that doesn't really mean you shouldn't try to figure it out first.You can also declare before the game which rule expansions apply for your game. Someone saying he only uses the PHB rules is just as good to me as someone who says the rules in Xanathar's Guide on what can be done with tools apply, as long as you know what kind of ruleset you are playing when you start to play.That still works similar in board games. Maybe not chess because it's so popular every corner case is already covered, but occassionally you will also run into corner cases in board games that aren't handled by the rules or unclear. Then you'll have to make a decision on the fly. Also, the board game creator might later update the rules and resolve that issue. For me that doesn't justify changing any of the clear rules, though. And also after the rules update is published I'd expect everyone to use that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rya.Reisender, post: 7758716, member: 6801585"] Maybe it's a semantics issue - for me a house rule is a rule that is in conflict with an existing rule. A ruling is just deciding how to handle something that's not in any rule. I don't mind the latter. And yes, in D&D it's harder to figure out how something works compared to an easier ruleset - but that doesn't really mean you shouldn't try to figure it out first. You can also declare before the game which rule expansions apply for your game. Someone saying he only uses the PHB rules is just as good to me as someone who says the rules in Xanathar's Guide on what can be done with tools apply, as long as you know what kind of ruleset you are playing when you start to play. That still works similar in board games. Maybe not chess because it's so popular every corner case is already covered, but occassionally you will also run into corner cases in board games that aren't handled by the rules or unclear. Then you'll have to make a decision on the fly. Also, the board game creator might later update the rules and resolve that issue. For me that doesn't justify changing any of the clear rules, though. And also after the rules update is published I'd expect everyone to use that. [/QUOTE]

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