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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3091067" data-attributes="member: 22779">Actually, you snuck in there before I hit post.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; My post was directed at FranktheDM since it seems that people tend to think that 3e has somehow removed rule zero from the game.&nbsp; I should type quicker.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />OTOH, I feel that a game that requires &quot;committed&quot; DM's is not one for me.&nbsp; I have neither the time, the patience nor the energy to write games.&nbsp; I play games, particularly D&amp;D because I like to.&nbsp; I DM because I enjoy that too.&nbsp; I like running games.&nbsp; I don't like having to constantly come up with my own rulings because it places me as the DM far too much in the spotlight.&nbsp; I prefer to allow rules to remain as far in the background as possible.&nbsp; Every time I have to step up and answer rules questions, I have to wear my DM hat (I actually have one you know) and not wear whatever mask of whichever NPC I happen to be playing at the time.Some people enjoy that.&nbsp; I do not.&nbsp; I play D&amp;D to play, not to be a game designer.&nbsp; That's why I pay for books, so that other people can be game designers and let me get on with what I enjoy - creating and running adventures for my players.To give an example of why I loathe rule 0 most of the time, look at the last OOTS strip comments (352?) about Durkon casting a control weather spell.&nbsp; People, note, that's plural, stated that the speed of sound is 1 mile per second.&nbsp; And, several posts in, no one had corrected them.&nbsp; The speed of sound is about 1/5 of a mile/second.&nbsp; Now, I've played in FAR too many games where DM's would rule that the speed of sound is 1 mile per second and NOTHING you could say would change their mind.&nbsp; I would much prefer to have the rules fixed and known by everyone at the table than play &quot;mother may I&quot; whenever I try to do something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3091067, member: 22779"] Actually, you snuck in there before I hit post. :) My post was directed at FranktheDM since it seems that people tend to think that 3e has somehow removed rule zero from the game. I should type quicker. :) OTOH, I feel that a game that requires "committed" DM's is not one for me. I have neither the time, the patience nor the energy to write games. I play games, particularly D&D because I like to. I DM because I enjoy that too. I like running games. I don't like having to constantly come up with my own rulings because it places me as the DM far too much in the spotlight. I prefer to allow rules to remain as far in the background as possible. Every time I have to step up and answer rules questions, I have to wear my DM hat (I actually have one you know) and not wear whatever mask of whichever NPC I happen to be playing at the time. Some people enjoy that. I do not. I play D&D to play, not to be a game designer. That's why I pay for books, so that other people can be game designers and let me get on with what I enjoy - creating and running adventures for my players. To give an example of why I loathe rule 0 most of the time, look at the last OOTS strip comments (352?) about Durkon casting a control weather spell. People, note, that's plural, stated that the speed of sound is 1 mile per second. And, several posts in, no one had corrected them. The speed of sound is about 1/5 of a mile/second. Now, I've played in FAR too many games where DM's would rule that the speed of sound is 1 mile per second and NOTHING you could say would change their mind. I would much prefer to have the rules fixed and known by everyone at the table than play "mother may I" whenever I try to do something. [/QUOTE]

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