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<blockquote data-quote="gdonwallace" data-source="post: 6123461" data-attributes="member: 6682814">That's quite the interesting question.GM's and cheating.&nbsp; I think there is a balance that can be achieved.&nbsp; If I have an encounter that I want to go a specific way, because of the story I have in mind, I might fudge a die roll or cause a certain event happen that could push things in the direction I want.&nbsp; As a GM, I know how I want things to go.&nbsp; Players are the complete unknown.&nbsp; So a fudge to move things in a direction, I do it. Out right cheating, where I roll dice and then declare whatever I want.&nbsp; I don't do that.&nbsp; Sure there are times I REALLY want things to happen a certain way; but it doesn't always happen that way.&nbsp; So I have to do what I can to keep things on the story line.&nbsp; All that being said, as the GM I am here to present the game and re-act to what the players do.&nbsp; I will let the dice lay where they will for the most part.&nbsp; If a lvl 1 character picks a fight with a lvl 20 character and dies...so be it.&nbsp; Also, part of the problem was the difference in levels.&nbsp; An encounter needs to balance the power of the PC's vs. the bad guy.&nbsp; If you had players who's characters were that far apart in power; there is no way to have a balanced encounter.&nbsp; If the pc's were closer in lvl, it would have been a lot better for everyone involved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gdonwallace, post: 6123461, member: 6682814"] That's quite the interesting question. GM's and cheating. I think there is a balance that can be achieved. If I have an encounter that I want to go a specific way, because of the story I have in mind, I might fudge a die roll or cause a certain event happen that could push things in the direction I want. As a GM, I know how I want things to go. Players are the complete unknown. So a fudge to move things in a direction, I do it. Out right cheating, where I roll dice and then declare whatever I want. I don't do that. Sure there are times I REALLY want things to happen a certain way; but it doesn't always happen that way. So I have to do what I can to keep things on the story line. All that being said, as the GM I am here to present the game and re-act to what the players do. I will let the dice lay where they will for the most part. If a lvl 1 character picks a fight with a lvl 20 character and dies...so be it. Also, part of the problem was the difference in levels. An encounter needs to balance the power of the PC's vs. the bad guy. If you had players who's characters were that far apart in power; there is no way to have a balanced encounter. If the pc's were closer in lvl, it would have been a lot better for everyone involved. [/QUOTE]

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