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<blockquote data-quote="gorice" data-source="post: 8996618" data-attributes="member: 7032863">Kind of? I think it depends on which edition, and whether you actually follow the rules. Hardly anybody seems to use the official social encounter rules in the 5e DMG, but if you do, it suggests a very particular kind of prep-heavy play where the DM is repeatedly referencing NPC statblocks (though none of the ones in the MM actually contain the necessary BIFTS....). Likewise, the PHB is crystal clear that players only describe their characters' actions in the fiction, and the DM decides when to call for checks.To be clear: I don't really agree with the idea that there is a single set of 'best practices' that applies to 5th edition, if only because it's kind of a wishy-washy game. But if you accept the implicit style of play that's actually in the rulebooks (trad with lots of prep), that does narrow things down a lot.If a classic 1e dungeon crawl, a 5e railroad, and a radically homebrewed game are all 'playing D&amp;D', then 'playing D&amp;D' must mean something other than playing D&amp;D. What kind of thing is that?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gorice, post: 8996618, member: 7032863"] Kind of? I think it depends on which edition, and whether you actually follow the rules. Hardly anybody seems to use the official social encounter rules in the 5e DMG, but if you do, it suggests a very particular kind of prep-heavy play where the DM is repeatedly referencing NPC statblocks (though none of the ones in the MM actually contain the necessary BIFTS....). Likewise, the PHB is crystal clear that players only describe their characters' actions in the fiction, and the DM decides when to call for checks. To be clear: I don't really agree with the idea that there is a single set of 'best practices' that applies to 5th edition, if only because it's kind of a wishy-washy game. But if you accept the implicit style of play that's actually in the rulebooks (trad with lots of prep), that does narrow things down a lot. If a classic 1e dungeon crawl, a 5e railroad, and a radically homebrewed game are all 'playing D&D', then 'playing D&D' must mean something other than playing D&D. What kind of thing is that? [/QUOTE]

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