Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Exhaustion
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 8787313" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>It is not incumbent on WotC to put special rules in special places just so DMs can avoid "feeling bad" about telling their players what rules they are choosing to use in their campaign.</p><p></p><p>If (generic) you are a DM and you want to run your game with less whac-a-mole healing and you have a special system you want to use to do so... then step up and tell your players that's what you're doing. They'll either go along with it, choose not to play, or want to discuss it with you and figure out why you're doing so. At which point (generic) you will have to defend your decision. Which is exactly what you <em>should</em> be doing any time you decide on which rules of the game you are going to play with. Own your decision and defend it.</p><p></p><p>The one thing you shouldn't do (and WotC is under no obligation to make it easier for you) is to just point to the PHB and say "Oh, well, you know, I don't WANT to make this game feel more difficult for all of you, but you know, these rules are right up here in the Player's Handbook and I'd like to give them a try... and because they're here in the Player's Handbook, then you know, all you players should be okay with giving them a try too. It's not me! No, no! WOTC put these rules here in the PHB! So blame them if you don't like it!"</p><p></p><p>Stop trying to make WotC be the "bad guy" because (generic) you are unwilling to actually talk with your players and tell them what you want to play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 8787313, member: 7006"] It is not incumbent on WotC to put special rules in special places just so DMs can avoid "feeling bad" about telling their players what rules they are choosing to use in their campaign. If (generic) you are a DM and you want to run your game with less whac-a-mole healing and you have a special system you want to use to do so... then step up and tell your players that's what you're doing. They'll either go along with it, choose not to play, or want to discuss it with you and figure out why you're doing so. At which point (generic) you will have to defend your decision. Which is exactly what you [I]should[/I] be doing any time you decide on which rules of the game you are going to play with. Own your decision and defend it. The one thing you shouldn't do (and WotC is under no obligation to make it easier for you) is to just point to the PHB and say "Oh, well, you know, I don't WANT to make this game feel more difficult for all of you, but you know, these rules are right up here in the Player's Handbook and I'd like to give them a try... and because they're here in the Player's Handbook, then you know, all you players should be okay with giving them a try too. It's not me! No, no! WOTC put these rules here in the PHB! So blame them if you don't like it!" Stop trying to make WotC be the "bad guy" because (generic) you are unwilling to actually talk with your players and tell them what you want to play. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Exhaustion
Top