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<blockquote data-quote="Mordhau" data-source="post: 8468652" data-attributes="member: 7032137">Well obviously that's implied isn't?&nbsp; Being good at some things means being bad at others.Sooner or later someone is going to to respond to a post of mine by saying &quot;the sky is blue&quot;, because they've assumed that my failure to spell it out in a post means I must be in doubt.Playing the character you rolled means playing a character that has a certain percentage chance of succeeding on a roll.Everything else is just someone's interpretation.(Although of course since we're largely discussing 5e we are not rolling up a character to see what we get (even when the rolling method is used players decide where the scores go - so they design the character).&nbsp; I know you play a more old school style of game - but you really need to not interpret other people's posts as if they're approaching things the same way you are when obviously we are not.In modern D&amp;D the purpose of ability scores is not to see what kind of character you are going to paly.)I reserve the right to decide what it means that my character is not good at certain things.I don't see where the bad faith is supposed to be and frankly, resent the implication.Where's the bad faith here?Me: &quot;I rolled a 6 on Int.&nbsp; I want to interpret this as my character is smart but has had a very sheltered upbringing and no formal education.DM:&nbsp; No 6 Int means he's an imbecile.&nbsp; You have to play it that way.Me: Ok seeya.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mordhau, post: 8468652, member: 7032137"] Well obviously that's implied isn't? Being good at some things means being bad at others. Sooner or later someone is going to to respond to a post of mine by saying "the sky is blue", because they've assumed that my failure to spell it out in a post means I must be in doubt. Playing the character you rolled means playing a character that has a certain percentage chance of succeeding on a roll. Everything else is just someone's interpretation. (Although of course since we're largely discussing 5e we are not rolling up a character to see what we get (even when the rolling method is used players decide where the scores go - so they design the character). I know you play a more old school style of game - but you really need to not interpret other people's posts as if they're approaching things the same way you are when obviously we are not. In modern D&D the purpose of ability scores is not to see what kind of character you are going to paly.) I reserve the right to decide what it means that my character is not good at certain things. I don't see where the bad faith is supposed to be and frankly, resent the implication. Where's the bad faith here? Me: "I rolled a 6 on Int. I want to interpret this as my character is smart but has had a very sheltered upbringing and no formal education. DM: No 6 Int means he's an imbecile. You have to play it that way. Me: Ok seeya. [/QUOTE]

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