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<blockquote data-quote="Emberashh" data-source="post: 8969750" data-attributes="member: 7040941"><p>Which is again why its important to interpret unclear rules in a way that makes the game work.</p><p></p><p>What you're asserting <em>does not</em> make the game work.</p><p></p><p>And something to say here too is that theres a denial of player agency going on when you choose to just drop mechanics instead of making them work. </p><p></p><p>A player who chooses Outlander wants to be able to be a outsider person who knows the land. Interpreting the Backgrounds features in a way that makes the game work doesn't deny them that. </p><p></p><p>Choosing to just not run exploration because you've decided to interpret the rules in a way that breaks the game absolutely does deny them that agency. </p><p></p><p>They choose the Background because they're expecting the Wilderness to be challenging and they want to be Johnny on the Spot. </p><p></p><p>You're not letting them if you've decided to effectively delete the Wilderness just because you don't want to make their abilities work. </p><p></p><p>Sure, there might be the odd player who gets all whiny if they think their abilities aren't autowins anymore, but at that point its now on the player for not letting the game work as a game, not you the DM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emberashh, post: 8969750, member: 7040941"] Which is again why its important to interpret unclear rules in a way that makes the game work. What you're asserting [I]does not[/I] make the game work. And something to say here too is that theres a denial of player agency going on when you choose to just drop mechanics instead of making them work. A player who chooses Outlander wants to be able to be a outsider person who knows the land. Interpreting the Backgrounds features in a way that makes the game work doesn't deny them that. Choosing to just not run exploration because you've decided to interpret the rules in a way that breaks the game absolutely does deny them that agency. They choose the Background because they're expecting the Wilderness to be challenging and they want to be Johnny on the Spot. You're not letting them if you've decided to effectively delete the Wilderness just because you don't want to make their abilities work. Sure, there might be the odd player who gets all whiny if they think their abilities aren't autowins anymore, but at that point its now on the player for not letting the game work as a game, not you the DM. [/QUOTE]
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