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<blockquote data-quote="Lord_Blacksteel" data-source="post: 5222027" data-attributes="member: 53082"><p>I totally agree with some of the posts above that discuss checking the math on PC's as a DM especially at the first few levels and especially in a new game system. Going back to the OP though, would you go so far as to require the CB to make that easier? I DM far more than I play and I can say that I wouldn't. </p><p></p><p>It seems to me it's either to ensure the player's don't gimp themselves - which I have never really seen as a long term problem, players will quickly figure out that something is wrong - or as a shield against powergaming/cheating and I'm not sure that this particular crime warrants that severe a requirement. </p><p></p><p>We managed to survive earlier editions of the game and many other games without requiring a computer adjudicator and just because a good tool exists for this game I don't see why it should be required. At that point the Cb is becoming a limiter, not an enabler, of goodfungametime.</p><p></p><p>Also, I'm all for more time playing less time not playing, but if a guy wants to play, has the books, has a clue and doesn't have the computer tool then why turn him away? I wouldn't even use that as an excuse if it was really another reason that was the reason for the turn-down. "We're full" makes a lot more sense than "you don't have the required software to run this app" for screening a guy out of your group. At least it does to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord_Blacksteel, post: 5222027, member: 53082"] I totally agree with some of the posts above that discuss checking the math on PC's as a DM especially at the first few levels and especially in a new game system. Going back to the OP though, would you go so far as to require the CB to make that easier? I DM far more than I play and I can say that I wouldn't. It seems to me it's either to ensure the player's don't gimp themselves - which I have never really seen as a long term problem, players will quickly figure out that something is wrong - or as a shield against powergaming/cheating and I'm not sure that this particular crime warrants that severe a requirement. We managed to survive earlier editions of the game and many other games without requiring a computer adjudicator and just because a good tool exists for this game I don't see why it should be required. At that point the Cb is becoming a limiter, not an enabler, of goodfungametime. Also, I'm all for more time playing less time not playing, but if a guy wants to play, has the books, has a clue and doesn't have the computer tool then why turn him away? I wouldn't even use that as an excuse if it was really another reason that was the reason for the turn-down. "We're full" makes a lot more sense than "you don't have the required software to run this app" for screening a guy out of your group. At least it does to me. [/QUOTE]
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