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<blockquote data-quote="Ralif Redhammer" data-source="post: 9029502" data-attributes="member: 30438"><p>For me, it all depends on the type of game. If I'm running 5e or AD&D, I'm going to be pretty strict on the rules to the letter. Because that's how the game is designed. If I'm running Mork Borg, DCC, BECMI, OD&D, or other "looser" systems, I'll be more inclined to let it ride and if something sounds cool, allow it.</p><p></p><p>Some game systems are very clear on what things do and don't do. If it's that sort of system, for me, the more I let fun dictate the rules, the more I find myself having to make all sorts of micro-judgments each time someone wants to bend the rules, and eventually the weight of all that balancing is going to come crashing down. Not to mention, those games are specifically balanced that way - when I'm running D&D, I don't want power level to ever be determined by how much a person can persuade me to let them bend the rules. </p><p></p><p>In short, if I'm running 5e and someone wants to use fireball to create some sort of combustion engine, I would refer them to what the book says the spell does. If it's DCC, I'll tell them to give me some spellburn and a spell check and see what happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ralif Redhammer, post: 9029502, member: 30438"] For me, it all depends on the type of game. If I'm running 5e or AD&D, I'm going to be pretty strict on the rules to the letter. Because that's how the game is designed. If I'm running Mork Borg, DCC, BECMI, OD&D, or other "looser" systems, I'll be more inclined to let it ride and if something sounds cool, allow it. Some game systems are very clear on what things do and don't do. If it's that sort of system, for me, the more I let fun dictate the rules, the more I find myself having to make all sorts of micro-judgments each time someone wants to bend the rules, and eventually the weight of all that balancing is going to come crashing down. Not to mention, those games are specifically balanced that way - when I'm running D&D, I don't want power level to ever be determined by how much a person can persuade me to let them bend the rules. In short, if I'm running 5e and someone wants to use fireball to create some sort of combustion engine, I would refer them to what the book says the spell does. If it's DCC, I'll tell them to give me some spellburn and a spell check and see what happens. [/QUOTE]
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