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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 7986480" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Let's see what people in this thread have said about bad DMs-"The DM has all the powers you describe. What bad DMs do is remember this power and disregard their responsibilities.The DM is the arbiter of the rules. It is the duty of the DM to interpret the rules fairly! That means that if the DM rules that chickens are creatures, then they are valid targets for hex. But if the DM rules that chickens are not creatures, then they are not creatures for any rule in the game. They would also need to provide a rule defining 'creature' in a way not before seen in the English language or in this game which even defines animated objects as 'creatures'.'Schrodinger's chicken' is cheating. The DM's duty is to judge the game fairly. As Uncle Ben said to Peter Parker, "With great power comes great responsibility". DM's who forget that become "Hulk smash puny players", and I'm totally happy to lose such an abusive DM."To recap-The 5e PHB use the terms "creature" primarily, but not exclusively, for monsters/NPCs in combat. But it also occasionally uses it in other ways (to refer to the antecedent undead, to refer to small woodland .... um ... critters, and so on).You are a BAD DM if you don't use the same exact meaning that this player demands.So, yes, there is this exact accusation.</blockquote>