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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9547844" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I established long ago that I have some restrictions, the example I've discussed on this thread is no evil PCs. There's no "gotcha" here because I've never said I discuss everything before making a decision.  That goes for some rules such as the issue of the rogue thief with fast hands and casting all spells from a scroll as a bonus action as well where the issue came up, I read through the text, read through the discussion and made up my mind.If someone wants to know why I made the decision I made we can discuss it but unless some new info comes up it's not going to change anything. Huh?  I listen to other people, potentially including blogs and whatnot and then I decide how to implement the rules.  As far as my decisions at the table go, I am the final authority.  That doesn't mean I'm just making things up as I go along. As far as what other DMs do?  Run the game the way that makes the most sense to you.Sure, you can do whatever you want.  But according to the books, how I run the game, how I prefer a DM run the game when I'm playing, the DM is the final authority.I was not answering a post from you.  I was answering a general question on DM authority.Since I never said a 3rd party is always the final authority, not sure what your talking about.  If you want to abdicate your authority to someone else, that's fine.  I mean I do in some cases because for the most part I follow the rules of the game. I've decided that the people writing the D&D books know better than I do on how to write a game.  Meanwhile I still have a handful of house rules.  If I'm deciding on what movie to go see, what TV show to watch I'll typically read online reviews or get feedback from friends.  But even if a lot of people raving about a show like Breaking Bad, it's still up to me whether or not I watch it.Again, I'm not talking about anyone else should or should not do.I'm not telling anyone how to run their game.  A common theme here is you falsely stating or implying that I'm pushing one true way.  I'm not.  I'm talking about my preferences and what I think has worked well.  Everybody should find their own groove.  Even if you refuse to give a specific answer on how you handle differences of opinions when they come up.The default approach to the game is quite clear. The DM makes the final call on rules, but that doesn't mean the DM should ignore what their players want.  Seems like you keep believing that since I make the final call I never, ever, listen to anyone else.  I don't know how often I have to say that it's simply not true.  There are some cases I've thought about something in detail and I've made a choice that is unlikely to change.  In other cases I haven't looked into something or don't have a strong opinion. When it comes to actual campaign direction and development, players have a great deal of input.So again, the same repeated assertions and assumptions.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f634.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":sleep:" title="Sleep    :sleep:"  data-smilie="20"data-shortname=":sleep:" /></blockquote>

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