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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tovec" data-source="post: 5716398" data-attributes="member: 95493">No, it translates to understanding the rules of the game, aka, the issue you have been having NOT understand the rules of the game. In many cases (with us) if the person with the greatest imagination/intent on running a game isn't rules savvy they will have a PC be half-DM and help them when they need a ruling. When no one knows the rules EXCEPT one person and you want to use a certain rule-set, it helps if that person DMs to teach the others how it works.I've found no correlation at all. As Mad Hamish said. Having a great imagination has little to do with understanding of rules. Having knowledge of rules doesn't push something else out. Having a good understanding of the rules and a good imagination only enhances the game for everyone. It allows you to quickly understand when something should or should not be allowed. It comes in handy when needing to make houserules to improve play. It makes it so everyone is on the same footing with their characters. You aren't running a less rules-intensive game. You are running a regular game without knowledge of the rules. When one person abuses that lack of knowledge then an issue is created. If you want to play PF then the one person with the Core rulebook being the DM is a good idea. If they are unable to perform the task of DM then that's fine.As for ''there's less potential for munchkining'' then I disagree as one of your players IS doing it. Without full knowledge for EVERYONE then I may agree but that would only be if they understand the rules enough to play and don't understand them enough to break it. Not understanding something and accidentally abusing it can be equally bad.Not knowing what a prestige class is has very little to do with this issue or why I suggested the person with the Core run the game. If the guy with the Core would lend you the manual to read over and understand the rules that would be ideal in your case.</blockquote>

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