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<blockquote data-quote="Pentegarn" data-source="post: 6407038" data-attributes="member: 100714"><p>I think <strong>you</strong> think his house rules are crazy. And no doubt there are plenty of others that may as well, even if you only consider all those coming from previous WotC editions of the game. Most players who started with those editions feel there needs to be a detailed rule on everything down to and including wiping your arse.</p><p></p><p>So for RAW players, I'd suggest either finding another game, or playing another character if you feel the house rules in his game are gimping your character to the point you will not have fun playing that character.</p><p></p><p>But since he's the DM, and therefore the one who has to do all the prep, and referee the game instead of just getting to show up and play it, he has the right to house rule it as he wishes. It sounds to me that he simply wants his game to be a little grittier.</p><p></p><p>That said, and if it is the case that he just wants a grittier game, I probably would have approached it differently. And I tend to discuss my house rules with my home group and listen to their input, possibly making some changes or compromises to my house rules based on that dialog. But if it's an online game with a lot of strangers, I'd be less likely to do so.</p><p></p><p>If his house rules make the game unfair, too hard, and/or unenjoyable, then he'll know when players stop showing up for his gaming sessions. He'll learn and adapt his style/house rules, quit DMing, or find a group of those players who don't mind and/or enjoy his house rules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pentegarn, post: 6407038, member: 100714"] I think [B]you[/B] think his house rules are crazy. And no doubt there are plenty of others that may as well, even if you only consider all those coming from previous WotC editions of the game. Most players who started with those editions feel there needs to be a detailed rule on everything down to and including wiping your arse. So for RAW players, I'd suggest either finding another game, or playing another character if you feel the house rules in his game are gimping your character to the point you will not have fun playing that character. But since he's the DM, and therefore the one who has to do all the prep, and referee the game instead of just getting to show up and play it, he has the right to house rule it as he wishes. It sounds to me that he simply wants his game to be a little grittier. That said, and if it is the case that he just wants a grittier game, I probably would have approached it differently. And I tend to discuss my house rules with my home group and listen to their input, possibly making some changes or compromises to my house rules based on that dialog. But if it's an online game with a lot of strangers, I'd be less likely to do so. If his house rules make the game unfair, too hard, and/or unenjoyable, then he'll know when players stop showing up for his gaming sessions. He'll learn and adapt his style/house rules, quit DMing, or find a group of those players who don't mind and/or enjoy his house rules. [/QUOTE]
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