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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8396554" data-attributes="member: 16814">No, because I don't need to in order to play with my friends.&nbsp; D&amp;D isn't Kriegsspiel -- a game invented by a Polish Army officer as a training tool and embraced by the Polish Army as a way to improve at the art of war (and because it was fun).&nbsp; I believe there have been a few D&amp;D clubs/organized play chapters that have required some form of registration/accreditation before, although the current version does not.&nbsp; I've had to register before to run official Warhammer 40k and MtG tournaments, and for some other games from other companies.&nbsp; I didn't have to, but to get results posts it was required.&nbsp; Those weren't really vetting, past some simple requirements (mostly met by my managing a hobby shop) and fees, but they were revocable for bad behavior or complaints.But no, I don't think that D&amp;D requires vetting for GMs -- this would be an odd thing to take from my point.&nbsp; Rather, I was pointing out another large difference between the conceptual space that holds Free Kriegsspiel and the one that holds D&amp;D.&nbsp; There's actually very few things you can take from the former to the latter because they directly or even indirectly map.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8396554, member: 16814"] No, because I don't need to in order to play with my friends. D&D isn't Kriegsspiel -- a game invented by a Polish Army officer as a training tool and embraced by the Polish Army as a way to improve at the art of war (and because it was fun). I believe there have been a few D&D clubs/organized play chapters that have required some form of registration/accreditation before, although the current version does not. I've had to register before to run official Warhammer 40k and MtG tournaments, and for some other games from other companies. I didn't have to, but to get results posts it was required. Those weren't really vetting, past some simple requirements (mostly met by my managing a hobby shop) and fees, but they were revocable for bad behavior or complaints. But no, I don't think that D&D requires vetting for GMs -- this would be an odd thing to take from my point. Rather, I was pointing out another large difference between the conceptual space that holds Free Kriegsspiel and the one that holds D&D. There's actually very few things you can take from the former to the latter because they directly or even indirectly map. [/QUOTE]

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