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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DinoInDisguise" data-source="post: 9442780" data-attributes="member: 7045806">I am unsure you can support these claims. We simply have no data on this, besides anecdotal data of an, obviously, old-school skewed forum. Even here, this is heavily debated. Simply stating that you are correct based on made-up stats is not compelling. So I think this "cold-reality" is more of a "in my estimation."Recent discussion about the DnDbeyond changes, in another thread, highlights important issues here. Where disdain for enforced compliance with 2024 rule changes has been voiced by many. This lends credence to the idea that dungeon masters can think for themselves, and are not blind servants of rules as you propose here.Recent discussions on DM-player antagonism, in another thread, also highlights important issues here. That a great number of the posters on this very forum, believe dungeon masters largely act in the best interest of fun. That many will side with players where reasonable. And that many want their players to enjoy the game, and to play what they wish.So, just maybe, the eye rolling was justified, and dungeon masters are not mere mindless enforcers of the rules as written. Maybe the view that not following the rules, when it benefits the fun, is more popular than some would have us believe. Or maybe, I'm wrong and all of us stopped thinking for ourselves last month and blind obediance is the new norm.</blockquote>