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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2701977" data-attributes="member: 2011">I disagree.There is one true ruleset. The core books: PHB, MM, and DMG.There are different rules in different games and every player decides for themselves how to have fun, but that is not the same as a ruleset.The one true ruleset is the common ground for which all players can relate to, regardless of how they interpret or adapt that ruleset for their game. Without that common ground, it would be more difficult for people to go from one game to another.Chess too has a ruleset. Not every game of chess follows it. Many do.This is a rules forum. I come here to discuss rules. I do not come here to discuss house rules (although that often happens). I prefer house rule topics and general discussion topics to move to the appropriate forums.Some rules are borderline and subject to a variety of interpretations. That cannot be helped. Many rules, though, are explicit.I choose to not throw out the baby with the bathwater, even if you do not. Many rules are rules. And when it is illustrated that I am wrong on a rule, I will admit it and &quot;change sides&quot; (although many others will not).Please do not come to Morrus' Rules Forum and tell us it is ok for it to be a House Rules Forum (i.e. there is no one authority for rules). If Morrus wants to do that, it is his perogative.Please feel free to come to Morrus' Rules Forum and tell us when we are misbehaving. Two different topics, even if bad behavior does sometimes result from being passionate about the rules. Fix and correct the behavior problem. Do not attempt to fix the passion about the rules and their nuances and their consistency. That's what makes the game great for some of us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 2701977, member: 2011"] I disagree. There is one true ruleset. The core books: PHB, MM, and DMG. There are different rules in different games and every player decides for themselves how to have fun, but that is not the same as a ruleset. The one true ruleset is the common ground for which all players can relate to, regardless of how they interpret or adapt that ruleset for their game. Without that common ground, it would be more difficult for people to go from one game to another. Chess too has a ruleset. Not every game of chess follows it. Many do. This is a rules forum. I come here to discuss rules. I do not come here to discuss house rules (although that often happens). I prefer house rule topics and general discussion topics to move to the appropriate forums. Some rules are borderline and subject to a variety of interpretations. That cannot be helped. Many rules, though, are explicit. I choose to not throw out the baby with the bathwater, even if you do not. Many rules are rules. And when it is illustrated that I am wrong on a rule, I will admit it and "change sides" (although many others will not). Please do not come to Morrus' Rules Forum and tell us it is ok for it to be a House Rules Forum (i.e. there is no one authority for rules). If Morrus wants to do that, it is his perogative. Please feel free to come to Morrus' Rules Forum and tell us when we are misbehaving. Two different topics, even if bad behavior does sometimes result from being passionate about the rules. Fix and correct the behavior problem. Do not attempt to fix the passion about the rules and their nuances and their consistency. That's what makes the game great for some of us. [/QUOTE]

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