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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9001703" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>Good question. I assume people expect others to follow the rules of the game and vote on various things. Which we frequently do in D&D, it's just that there's more variation than in some games because of the nature of how the rules are structured. When I've been in committees, it always seems that at some point one person becomes the decider whether or not it's an official role. </p><p></p><p>But this implication that we <em>don't</em> discuss it like adults in a D&D game is an example of what I have an issue with. Of <em>course</em> we discuss it like adults. But most decisions made in D&D are not earth shattering. They aren't nearly as important as finding a group that is simply compatible with the rest of the people at the table. You want to vote on everything? Go for it. I've been in situations where that would make people very uncomfortable and I'd rather avoid it.</p><p></p><p>End of the day ... again ... to repeat .... it's just a preference. It works well and I don't see a reason to change it. Feel free to do it differently in your group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9001703, member: 6801845"] Good question. I assume people expect others to follow the rules of the game and vote on various things. Which we frequently do in D&D, it's just that there's more variation than in some games because of the nature of how the rules are structured. When I've been in committees, it always seems that at some point one person becomes the decider whether or not it's an official role. But this implication that we [I]don't[/I] discuss it like adults in a D&D game is an example of what I have an issue with. Of [I]course[/I] we discuss it like adults. But most decisions made in D&D are not earth shattering. They aren't nearly as important as finding a group that is simply compatible with the rest of the people at the table. You want to vote on everything? Go for it. I've been in situations where that would make people very uncomfortable and I'd rather avoid it. End of the day ... again ... to repeat .... it's just a preference. It works well and I don't see a reason to change it. Feel free to do it differently in your group. [/QUOTE]
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