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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 8593958" data-attributes="member: 97077"><p>Not necessarily in my view, but it depends on the context. For me it comes down to what has already been established and why the DM is making that choice. If the tactically proficient enemies suddenly start being not tactically proficient <em>because </em>the PCs are getting stomped, then that's something akin to fudging. If it was established that reinforcements appear at certain intervals or given certain triggers and then they don't show up at those intervals or when those triggers occur <em>because </em>the PCs are getting stomped, then that's something akin to fudging. I say "something akin to fudging" simply because I hold to the definition of fudging in an RPG context as ignoring die results. Easing up on good tactics or reinforcements thus isn't technically the same thing in my opinion, but it ends up having the same effect so I avoid this practice.</p><p></p><p>Essentially it all comes down to the DM presenting stakes that they ultimately cannot accept. The answer for that is, in my view, <em>don't do that in the first place</em>. Then you don't have to fudge or ease up on the PCs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iserith, post: 8593958, member: 97077"] Not necessarily in my view, but it depends on the context. For me it comes down to what has already been established and why the DM is making that choice. If the tactically proficient enemies suddenly start being not tactically proficient [I]because [/I]the PCs are getting stomped, then that's something akin to fudging. If it was established that reinforcements appear at certain intervals or given certain triggers and then they don't show up at those intervals or when those triggers occur [I]because [/I]the PCs are getting stomped, then that's something akin to fudging. I say "something akin to fudging" simply because I hold to the definition of fudging in an RPG context as ignoring die results. Easing up on good tactics or reinforcements thus isn't technically the same thing in my opinion, but it ends up having the same effect so I avoid this practice. Essentially it all comes down to the DM presenting stakes that they ultimately cannot accept. The answer for that is, in my view, [I]don't do that in the first place[/I]. Then you don't have to fudge or ease up on the PCs. [/QUOTE]
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