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<blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 9453262" data-attributes="member: 67338">okay I'm only doing this once to try to not get BACK into this circle...The players says what they want to try to do... the DM adjudicates it. The words used to do so only need to make sense in the context at the table.... This is not &quot;D&amp;D rules&quot; this is just playing a game.If the player says &quot;goo gah&nbsp; um&nbsp; ell ess&quot; and the DM/GM/Story teller understands what that means it's cool (although one hell of an in joke...)If a player was just told about a statue, they pick up a d20 and hold it up to where the dm sees and says &quot;History?&quot; and the DM understands that to mean &quot;Do I know anything about this, should I roll&quot; thats cool.If a player just told about a statue says &quot;I take the time to ponder if I recall any lore on it&quot; that's cool too.If the DM wants them to roll that's fine, if the DM wants to give it to them thats fine... 'I am sick of hearing on here &quot;It doesn't matter that all of your adult players have been with you for 20+ years and you all understand most of the time what would and wouldn't require a roll they still have to state an action and wait on the DM&quot;I often wonder if that is why my combats run so fast... &quot;I attack the orc, 17&quot; seems much faster then &quot;I swing my sword at the orc&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Okay roll an attack roll&quot; &quot;I got a 17&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMforPowergamers, post: 9453262, member: 67338"] okay I'm only doing this once to try to not get BACK into this circle... The players says what they want to try to do... the DM adjudicates it. The words used to do so only need to make sense in the context at the table.... This is not "D&D rules" this is just playing a game. If the player says "goo gah um ell ess" and the DM/GM/Story teller understands what that means it's cool (although one hell of an in joke...) If a player was just told about a statue, they pick up a d20 and hold it up to where the dm sees and says "History?" and the DM understands that to mean "Do I know anything about this, should I roll" thats cool. If a player just told about a statue says "I take the time to ponder if I recall any lore on it" that's cool too. If the DM wants them to roll that's fine, if the DM wants to give it to them thats fine... ' I am sick of hearing on here "It doesn't matter that all of your adult players have been with you for 20+ years and you all understand most of the time what would and wouldn't require a roll they still have to state an action and wait on the DM" I often wonder if that is why my combats run so fast... "I attack the orc, 17" seems much faster then "I swing my sword at the orc" "Okay roll an attack roll" "I got a 17" [/QUOTE]

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