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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8601097" data-attributes="member: 22779">Honestly?&nbsp; I tend to agree.&nbsp; I think that the evolution of the mechanics has resulted in the DM being far less necessary to &quot;smooth the rough edges&quot;.&nbsp; Like I said, I haven't done this kind of fudging in years.&nbsp; But, again, &quot;outside the rules&quot; is a bit tricky when the DMG specifically gives DM's the authority to do it.&nbsp; Fudging=cheating is not a particularly defensible position when it's been considered part and parcel of DMing, and been included in DMing advice, since day 1.&nbsp; Essentially, you have always been playing with manipulation of die rolls within pre-agreed guildlines.&nbsp; The DMG&nbsp; specifically says that the DM can do this.And, also note, it's not &quot;changing a single die roll&quot;.&nbsp; It's changing multiple die rolls every single session and sometimes every single round.&nbsp; Now, &quot;I don't like it&quot; and &quot;I don't do it&quot; and &quot;I prefer if my DM didn't do it&quot; are all perfectly fine positions to take.&nbsp; Totally understandable.&nbsp; But, trying to paint it as cheating or anything like that isn't terribly productive.&nbsp; Like I said, they've basically taken all the fudging that used to go on behind the screen and simply codified it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8601097, member: 22779"] Honestly? I tend to agree. I think that the evolution of the mechanics has resulted in the DM being far less necessary to "smooth the rough edges". Like I said, I haven't done this kind of fudging in years. But, again, "outside the rules" is a bit tricky when the DMG specifically gives DM's the authority to do it. Fudging=cheating is not a particularly defensible position when it's been considered part and parcel of DMing, and been included in DMing advice, since day 1. Essentially, you have always been playing with manipulation of die rolls within pre-agreed guildlines. The DMG specifically says that the DM can do this. And, also note, it's not "changing a single die roll". It's changing multiple die rolls every single session and sometimes every single round. Now, "I don't like it" and "I don't do it" and "I prefer if my DM didn't do it" are all perfectly fine positions to take. Totally understandable. But, trying to paint it as cheating or anything like that isn't terribly productive. Like I said, they've basically taken all the fudging that used to go on behind the screen and simply codified it. [/QUOTE]

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