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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8163377" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>1) You did not adress the actual point. Which is that you are convinced I accused you of something simply by stating that the term was asked about in the first post. </p><p></p><p>2) I don't think DMs have "Absolute" or "Ultimate" Authority. That is the first part of this. In part, this is because to me those terms do mean that they would have the authority to do anything they want in the game, with no checks and balances like needing to listen to feedback or ideas of players. </p><p></p><p>And it seems that some posters do hold that that is true, but that aspects outside of DnD mitigate this authority, or they choose not to exert it because doing so is wrong, but that they could if they desired to, because the game gives them that right.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>FACEDESK</em></p><p></p><p>Dude, that is literally the opposite of what I was asking. </p><p></p><p>Has she, or any other player, ever made a declaration of action that would require a ruling. Then, as part of that declaration, the player offered an explanation of what rules they were attempting to use <strong><u>THAT YOU AGREED WITH</u></strong>.</p><p></p><p>Or, that after a short discussion, the two of you quickly worked out a solution. </p><p></p><p>Because that is the idea behind a collaborative ruling. You don't need to have someone rubber stamp an agreement between two people. There isn't a "final authority" needed, if both parties agree in the first place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8163377, member: 6801228"] 1) You did not adress the actual point. Which is that you are convinced I accused you of something simply by stating that the term was asked about in the first post. 2) I don't think DMs have "Absolute" or "Ultimate" Authority. That is the first part of this. In part, this is because to me those terms do mean that they would have the authority to do anything they want in the game, with no checks and balances like needing to listen to feedback or ideas of players. And it seems that some posters do hold that that is true, but that aspects outside of DnD mitigate this authority, or they choose not to exert it because doing so is wrong, but that they could if they desired to, because the game gives them that right. [I]FACEDESK[/I] Dude, that is literally the opposite of what I was asking. Has she, or any other player, ever made a declaration of action that would require a ruling. Then, as part of that declaration, the player offered an explanation of what rules they were attempting to use [B][U]THAT YOU AGREED WITH[/U][/B]. Or, that after a short discussion, the two of you quickly worked out a solution. Because that is the idea behind a collaborative ruling. You don't need to have someone rubber stamp an agreement between two people. There isn't a "final authority" needed, if both parties agree in the first place. [/QUOTE]
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