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<blockquote data-quote="Subtlepanic" data-source="post: 5615620" data-attributes="member: 72256">Different gaming styles - therefore no right answer. Each group to their own.For some, D&amp;D is a series of puzzles and tests: a set of challenges to overcome through clever use of powers and cunning. I'm down with that. But for others - and this goes all the way back too - it's more about narrative, and thus the social contract* you have with your DM is much more important; i.e. in certain situations you know to roll with it, because you trust that it's all going to lead to some good story stuff in the end.Personally, I think if the DM says &quot;this is beyond your healing abilities&quot;, they're clearly putting themselves in the story-telling camp. But at the same time, they're also saying &quot;this isn't a test situation&quot;, surely? * See <a href="http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dmxp/20110623" target="_blank">Dungeons &amp; Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Joy and Sorrow)</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Subtlepanic, post: 5615620, member: 72256"] Different gaming styles - therefore no right answer. Each group to their own. For some, D&D is a series of puzzles and tests: a set of challenges to overcome through clever use of powers and cunning. I'm down with that. But for others - and this goes [I]all [/I]the way back too - it's more about narrative, and thus the social contract* you have with your DM is much more important; i.e. in certain situations you know to roll with it, because you trust that it's all going to lead to some good story stuff in the end. Personally, I think if the DM says "this is beyond your healing abilities", they're clearly putting themselves in the story-telling camp. But at the same time, they're also saying "this isn't a test situation", surely? * See [url=http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dmxp/20110623]Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Joy and Sorrow)[/url] [/QUOTE]

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