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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8597926" data-attributes="member: 29398">I think what some are saying - and in fairness they might have a point - is that just because things can be corrected upstream of the need to fudge doesn't mean they always will be, and that it's inevitable that sometimes those things will slip through the cracks until right now when in the middle of play the problem has reared its ugly head; in which case the obvious out-clause for some DMs is to fudge.This can include adventure design mistakes (e.g. the six wandering Werewolves from upthread) or other "oh, fudge!" moments when something's gone sideways due solely to DM error.Where I very much don't agree with fudging is if-when it's used to override someone's run of bad (or good!) luck.  Like it or not, luck is an intrinsic part of the game and - being the chaotic thing it is - sometimes isn't as predictable and orderly as some might like.  So whether it's the BBEG going splat before it can move because the PCs got lucky or it's a PC going splat because some mook got lucky and one-shotted it, them's the breaks.  Crap happens either way.  Deal with it, and move on.</blockquote>