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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 6804872" data-attributes="member: 18333">Very good responses Ezekiel.&nbsp; I certainly don't believe that it is an either or one-side or the other side argument, although I was lazy and did phrase it that way.Your points are all very interesting and persuasive.&nbsp; As to your question: &quot;Alright, here's a question then: Would you prefer a DM that fudged unobtrusively to satisfactorily address those problems, or one who addressed them satisfactorily without any fudging at all (obtrusive or not)?&quot; - I would definitely prefer the DM that didn't have to fudge, but since DMs are human (and players too), invariably (at some point over years and years) even the best will have something go wrong (wrong enough to derail a session or make a player feel left out or unfairly punished for his/her actions).&nbsp; In these cases, I'd rather keep the door open for the DM to fudge unobtrusively if possible.&nbsp; Personally, if there is ever a moment of Deus Ex Machina, I would rather not see it...I want it to work invisibly, behind the scenes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 6804872, member: 18333"] Very good responses Ezekiel. I certainly don't believe that it is an either or one-side or the other side argument, although I was lazy and did phrase it that way. Your points are all very interesting and persuasive. As to your question: "Alright, here's a question then: Would you prefer a DM that fudged unobtrusively to satisfactorily address those problems, or one who addressed them satisfactorily without any fudging at all (obtrusive or not)?" - I would definitely prefer the DM that didn't have to fudge, but since DMs are human (and players too), invariably (at some point over years and years) even the best will have something go wrong (wrong enough to derail a session or make a player feel left out or unfairly punished for his/her actions). In these cases, I'd rather keep the door open for the DM to fudge unobtrusively if possible. Personally, if there is ever a moment of Deus Ex Machina, I would rather not see it...I want it to work invisibly, behind the scenes. [/QUOTE]

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