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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 6320929" data-attributes="member: 18333">I am very happy that 5e has embraced rules as guidelines that are somewhat open to interpretation in service of more creativity and inspirational play.&nbsp;&nbsp; I agree that intent is much more important than the letter of the law, and D&amp;D in all its forms (from my experience) is more fun when everyone at the table establishes what works for the table and keeps the story/world in the foreground, letting the rules and crunchy bits of detail fade into the background.Of course this is a playstyle issue, but from my own experiences it is the only conclusion I can posit.One thing I'm noticing is that for me, it is far easier to take loosely interpreted rules and clarify them at my table to reach consensus (or plain old House Rules) than to take a highly coded, detailed system and do the same.&nbsp;&nbsp; When I try to modify a highly coded and detailed system, it feels much more like I'm breaking the system.&nbsp;&nbsp; When I try to modify a lightly coded, more globally developed system (like 5e), it is much easier and it doesn't feel like I'm breaking anything.&nbsp;&nbsp; That flexibility is the top selling point for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 6320929, member: 18333"] I am very happy that 5e has embraced rules as guidelines that are somewhat open to interpretation in service of more creativity and inspirational play. I agree that intent is much more important than the letter of the law, and D&D in all its forms (from my experience) is more fun when everyone at the table establishes what works for the table and keeps the story/world in the foreground, letting the rules and crunchy bits of detail fade into the background. Of course this is a playstyle issue, but from my own experiences it is the only conclusion I can posit. One thing I'm noticing is that for me, it is far easier to take loosely interpreted rules and clarify them at my table to reach consensus (or plain old House Rules) than to take a highly coded, detailed system and do the same. When I try to modify a highly coded and detailed system, it feels much more like I'm breaking the system. When I try to modify a lightly coded, more globally developed system (like 5e), it is much easier and it doesn't feel like I'm breaking anything. That flexibility is the top selling point for me. [/QUOTE]

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