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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9007339" data-attributes="member: 6790260">You're generalizing way, way, WAY outside the scope of the original complaint. Which was that having limits on what the GM is allowed to do with resources is anathema. Even if those limits are something as simple as "by defeating the BBEG's reinforcements in Session 12, the BBEG has fewer forces to draw upon in Session 14." The idea that the only option is always fighting is a complete and total non sequitur. It would be like asking why the only option is for every car to crash, after someone has questioned the need for (perhaps expensive) safety features like anti-lock breaks, seat belts, and airbags. Obviously, there are other forms of driving than crashing into things! But non-crash driving is irrelevant if we are talking about whether cars need safety features or not.It doesn't matter if it's "not the norm" or not. The system gives you no warning whatsoever about that kind of thing. Indeed, it being "not the norm" but still quite probable--say, 10% of the time--is almost worse, because at least if it were the norm, DMs would be watching for it, as opposed to blindsided by it.If the people who designed the game get blindsided by this sort of thing, what hope do DMs have of doing better? These folks literally MADE it be what it is, and it still befuddled them!Again, you are talking about a completely different topic. What players assign meaning to is COMPLETELY orthogonal to what is an interesting challenge. And before you jump to conclusions about that, yes, D&D is about dealing with challenges and conflicts. It's why the vast majority of the game's text is spent on things that do damage, or ameliorate damage taken, or prevent damage from occurring.I...just...The conversation was ABOUT combat encounter design. I didn't bring that in! That's what other people were already talking about.This is like saying that driving does not equal crashing. Of course it doesn't! But it's irrelevant to talk about grocery store runs and trips to the beach (even though the former is an essential thing for most households and the latter is one of the nicer things you can do with a vehicle) when the topic at hand is whether safety features are worth including.Moving goalposts. You did not mention any requirement of them being in core. Their mere existence was enough.</blockquote>

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