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<blockquote data-quote="Werebat" data-source="post: 6393240" data-attributes="member: 40158"><p>True, but the problem with RAI is that it can lead to incessant wheedling on the part of the players to get the DM to interpret rules in a manner that are favorable to their characters. I remember playing OD&D and 2E, and when 3E came out I was initially very pleased as a DM with the fact that almost everything players had thought to do previously had rules spelling out exactly how it worked in game. No more arguments (that's how it seemed at first, anyway).</p><p></p><p>It's worth mentioning that the dawn of 3E was just a titch prior to the spread of internet forums; the only real D&D community online that I remember from that period was the Usenet newsgroup rec.games.frp.dnd. The growth of internet fora played a big part in shaping what the 3E (and 4E) experience would become. When players could go online and browse for "Ultimate XXXploitz", the problems with RAW started to show themselves even more than they would have in the old days.</p><p></p><p>So here we are back to RAI, with many fresh-faced young DMs no doubt feeling a sense of relief due to freedom from the problems inherent in RAW. But the grass is always greener, as they say.</p><p></p><p>Me, I'm seeing the shift as a refreshing change, but one that I know carries with it its own inherent issues. The min/maxers will still min/max and cause problems for games they play in, they'll just have to go about doing it in a different way.</p><p></p><p>And once the splatbooks start getting churned out...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werebat, post: 6393240, member: 40158"] True, but the problem with RAI is that it can lead to incessant wheedling on the part of the players to get the DM to interpret rules in a manner that are favorable to their characters. I remember playing OD&D and 2E, and when 3E came out I was initially very pleased as a DM with the fact that almost everything players had thought to do previously had rules spelling out exactly how it worked in game. No more arguments (that's how it seemed at first, anyway). It's worth mentioning that the dawn of 3E was just a titch prior to the spread of internet forums; the only real D&D community online that I remember from that period was the Usenet newsgroup rec.games.frp.dnd. The growth of internet fora played a big part in shaping what the 3E (and 4E) experience would become. When players could go online and browse for "Ultimate XXXploitz", the problems with RAW started to show themselves even more than they would have in the old days. So here we are back to RAI, with many fresh-faced young DMs no doubt feeling a sense of relief due to freedom from the problems inherent in RAW. But the grass is always greener, as they say. Me, I'm seeing the shift as a refreshing change, but one that I know carries with it its own inherent issues. The min/maxers will still min/max and cause problems for games they play in, they'll just have to go about doing it in a different way. And once the splatbooks start getting churned out... [/QUOTE]
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