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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Naathez" data-source="post: 1823221" data-attributes="member: 17791">Hi Li!well...  as someone's sig says, Use the Rules, don't let the Rules use You...my opinion is that rules can be overlooked as long as there's no abuse. Where's that line?, you may ask....And I believe the answer is that line is the reason we still have DMs. And I believe that yes, a good DM MUST strive to make RPG a STORY experience, not the transcription of a videogame.Let me tell you a little story. One of my first contacts with fantasy gaming were the Lone Wolf gamebooks. I remember an instance when you were on the run from guards, in a palace. You had a choice of running up the stairs or out of a door (or something similar). And I distinctly recall saying aloud "WHY can't I try and hang out from the window... hoping they run up the stairs and don't see me?"I found out years later that RPG was the answer to all my window-hanging needs.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> The reason we have a DM is so that he or she can fill in the gaps or silliness ANY rule system necessarily has.What I mean is, if the breaking of a rule is not an abuse of it, but a clever thing that one would expect in a story from a primary character, let'em break to their heart's content.  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> As for your specific references: Using Grease on yourself to avoid being grappled or to escape a grapple, even if the spell cannot be cast on creatures. : Yes, sure. Sounds like a real nice idea. I never would, it would soil my robe, but...   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Allowing Resistance with Persistent Spell, even if the feat shouldn't work on touch spells. : I don't EXCEEDINGLY like Persistent spell...  but I'd allow it or not depending on the kind and effect of the spell, not on it being touch or not.Be quite free in manipulating little objects with Mage Hand, such as pulling a level or turning a key. : Definitely yes. I killed "Open/Close" and let Mage Hand overtake its functions too.Allow the use of Floating Disk for self-transportation. : No. Don't hate me you all, but no. They actually made a new upgraded version  of it in Dragon that ALSO does this.. it's 4th level, maybe too high in my opinion... but the basic Floating Disk is too small and weak a spell to allow the caster to fly.And finally... allowing Polymorph to retain your own low-light/darkvision when the new form also has it : You mean someone DOESN'T ? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /></blockquote>

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