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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8224330" data-attributes="member: 23751">I'm not and never said that there was.&nbsp; In fact, I said that the DM can do the prep work and use it both well and badly, very strongly implying that there is no barrier at all.Bad faith DMs are bad, yes.&nbsp; Nothing else matters.&nbsp; Prep.&nbsp; No prep.&nbsp; Lots of rules.&nbsp; Few rules.&nbsp; Nothing.&nbsp; They will find a way to be bad DMs.&nbsp; As such, they really are irrelevant when discussing rules and styles of play.&nbsp; Only good faith players and DMs need to be considered. You can't really over prep, except that sometimes it will be wasted effort and not get used.&nbsp; Over prepping in a sandbox game doesn't impact the game in a negative way unless the DM is acting in bad faith, or the players are passive and just follow the prep around in circles.Sure.&nbsp; Anything can be run poorly due to inexperience.&nbsp; Prep.&nbsp; Improv.&nbsp; Modules.&nbsp; You learn from experience and making mistakes isn't a reason to shy away from any of those.&nbsp; It's not as if poor prep is worse(or better) than poor improv.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8224330, member: 23751"] I'm not and never said that there was. In fact, I said that the DM can do the prep work and use it both well and badly, very strongly implying that there is no barrier at all. Bad faith DMs are bad, yes. Nothing else matters. Prep. No prep. Lots of rules. Few rules. Nothing. They will find a way to be bad DMs. As such, they really are irrelevant when discussing rules and styles of play. Only good faith players and DMs need to be considered. You can't really over prep, except that sometimes it will be wasted effort and not get used. Over prepping in a sandbox game doesn't impact the game in a negative way unless the DM is acting in bad faith, or the players are passive and just follow the prep around in circles. Sure. Anything can be run poorly due to inexperience. Prep. Improv. Modules. You learn from experience and making mistakes isn't a reason to shy away from any of those. It's not as if poor prep is worse(or better) than poor improv. [/QUOTE]

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