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Message: <blockquote data-quote="3catcircus" data-source="post: 2938129" data-attributes="member: 16077">This has *nothing* to do with protesting a bad call by a DM.  It also has *nothing* to do with a bad *house rule*.  It has to do with a player not liking the DM using an *optional* rule that has been published in a core D&D book - it isn't a "...lousy house rule."  It is an optional rule that has been published in a core D&D book that the DM is chosing to use.This has *no* effect on roleplaying.  Using this rule *is* following the RAW.  What this rule does is prevent whining "it's all about me" players from conspiring to work around the RAW by metagaming their actions in combat - actions which are supposed to represent simultaneous, continuous rapid activities in the heat of battle.By your argument, you make it sound like the DM would be railroading the players with a lousy house rule if he decided to enforce encumbrance, or monk multiclass restrictions.</blockquote>