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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 6807923" data-attributes="member: 6803664">As a DM I don't think I've changed my style all that much.&nbsp; I've gotten much better at it though.My games are still largely all about fighting monsters &amp; finding loot.&nbsp; Especially magic items.I've just gotten better at weaving stories around those things....PC deaths - my games have always featured a high mortality rate.&nbsp; This won't change because I allow the dice to lie as they roll.&nbsp; Afterall, if we're rolling dice to determine success/failure it'd be defeating the purpose to fudge them to yield a certain outcome.&nbsp; If I wanted a specific outcome, then that's what would've happened &amp; there'd be no dice rolling.This has led to many a surprise ending.RAW - long long ago I took the advice in the forwards of my Basic &amp; then 1e books to heart.&nbsp; It was recommended that I change rules as needed.&nbsp; Know the printed rules &amp; how they work, but change things if that'll add to the game.We've tried a lot of stuff over the years.&nbsp; I'm much better at tinkering with it/just eyeballing it than I was.&nbsp; Improved RP of NPCs &amp; descriptions.Miniatures.&nbsp; I LOVE miniatures.&nbsp; Including those made for D&amp;D.&nbsp; I'm very much a miniature war-gamer.&nbsp; Many genres, &amp; tons of $ invested.&nbsp; But I DON'T like my D&amp;D/RPGs to descend into evenings of minis combats.&nbsp; If I wanted that I'd be playing Warhammer, Bolt Action, X-Wing, WWII, Battle-Tech, Drop Zone, Heroclix, or any # of other skirmish based games.So even though my games feature a lot of monster killing, you won't see many minis in use.&nbsp; And even less tactical play with a grid.Rules (and to some degree setting) - this is where I've changed both as DM &amp; player.&nbsp; I used to love more &amp; more rules/setting (90's-about 2005, numerous RPGs &amp; minis games).&nbsp; But I've been doing this a long time.&nbsp; Somewhere along the line I've just grown tired of reading rule books.&nbsp; Especially books that cover the same topics (for ex; there's ALOT of WWII rule sets out there.)I mean I like PF/Paizo well enough, but not enough to give a damn what's in 1/2 their books. So 5e not pumping out more books?&nbsp; That's fine.As a player:&nbsp; I make/play much better characters&nbsp; than before.&nbsp; Not necessarily from a rules optimization PoV, though I can do that as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccs, post: 6807923, member: 6803664"] As a DM I don't think I've changed my style all that much. I've gotten much better at it though. My games are still largely all about fighting monsters & finding loot. Especially magic items. I've just gotten better at weaving stories around those things.... PC deaths - my games have always featured a high mortality rate. This won't change because I allow the dice to lie as they roll. Afterall, if we're rolling dice to determine success/failure it'd be defeating the purpose to fudge them to yield a certain outcome. If I wanted a specific outcome, then that's what would've happened & there'd be no dice rolling. This has led to many a surprise ending. RAW - long long ago I took the advice in the forwards of my Basic & then 1e books to heart. It was recommended that I change rules as needed. Know the printed rules & how they work, but change things if that'll add to the game. We've tried a lot of stuff over the years. I'm much better at tinkering with it/just eyeballing it than I was. Improved RP of NPCs & descriptions. Miniatures. I LOVE miniatures. Including those made for D&D. I'm very much a miniature war-gamer. Many genres, & tons of $ invested. But I DON'T like my D&D/RPGs to descend into evenings of minis combats. If I wanted that I'd be playing Warhammer, Bolt Action, X-Wing, WWII, Battle-Tech, Drop Zone, Heroclix, or any # of other skirmish based games. So even though my games feature a lot of monster killing, you won't see many minis in use. And even less tactical play with a grid. Rules (and to some degree setting) - this is where I've changed both as DM & player. I used to love more & more rules/setting (90's-about 2005, numerous RPGs & minis games). But I've been doing this a long time. Somewhere along the line I've just grown tired of reading rule books. Especially books that cover the same topics (for ex; there's ALOT of WWII rule sets out there.) I mean I like PF/Paizo well enough, but not enough to give a damn what's in 1/2 their books. So 5e not pumping out more books? That's fine. As a player: I make/play much better characters than before. Not necessarily from a rules optimization PoV, though I can do that as well. [/QUOTE]

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