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<blockquote data-quote="Funkmaster Rick" data-source="post: 7651082" data-attributes="member: 6695388">I'm reminded here of the shift that occurred sometime between 2e and 3.5; 2e accepted that rules would be discarded, utilized, or made up as needed by the DM, and generally gave the DM a lot of freedom - later on, at some unspecified point (I can't put a finger on exactly when), things began to emphasize the rules system as an impartial judge, rather than the DM.Specifically, I'm sure I've seen some source material that states, more or less, &quot;If the DM doesn't give you this, argue it with him; it's important to the class, and balance.&quot;If they take the latter view, which I expect they will as a matter of course, then they're basically alienating the older crowd of DMs (already done, for the most part =p ) by saying &quot;our way or the highway&quot; while, at the same time, ensuring that they can sell micro-transactions because the DM becomes little more than a breathing Xbox.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Funkmaster Rick, post: 7651082, member: 6695388"] I'm reminded here of the shift that occurred sometime between 2e and 3.5; 2e accepted that rules would be discarded, utilized, or made up as needed by the DM, and generally gave the DM a lot of freedom - later on, at some unspecified point (I can't put a finger on exactly when), things began to emphasize the rules system as an impartial judge, rather than the DM. Specifically, I'm sure I've seen some source material that states, more or less, "If the DM doesn't give you this, argue it with him; it's important to the class, and balance." If they take the latter view, which I expect they will as a matter of course, then they're basically alienating the older crowd of DMs (already done, for the most part =p ) by saying "our way or the highway" while, at the same time, ensuring that they can sell micro-transactions because the DM becomes little more than a breathing Xbox. [/QUOTE]

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