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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8289018" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I guess I would say I base my heuristics on a different standard: what type of movie or TV show am I trying to emulate.&nbsp; Although maybe that's just genre.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure&nbsp; &nbsp; :unsure:"&nbsp; data-smilie="24"data-shortname=":unsure:" />In other words, am I trying to replicate the look and feel of a relatively realistic war movie such as Saving Private Ryan?&nbsp; A action flick like the Die Hard movies (or LOTR)?&nbsp; Superhero Avengers?&nbsp; Wire fu Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon?&nbsp; Over the top anime?So for me I do action movie logic most of the time.&nbsp; What the PC is attempting has to look plausible even if it isn't particularly realistic. This seems to fit the feel of D&amp;D to me.&nbsp; You can even see that moment in a lot of action sequences where the protagonist fighter gets that second wind because he just had a memory of that puppy he had when he was a kid or something.But it's also a mix.&nbsp; Once I make a ruling, I like to stick with the theme for the campaign.&nbsp; I think consistency in rulings is important unless you realize that it was just a bad ruling.&nbsp; In addition, there are times when I will do a timeout and ask the group what they think the ruling <s>will </s>should be.&nbsp; I always warn them though, whatever we decide works for the enemy as well, so just keep it in mind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8289018, member: 6801845"] I guess I would say I base my heuristics on a different standard: what type of movie or TV show am I trying to emulate. Although maybe that's just genre. :unsure: In other words, am I trying to replicate the look and feel of a relatively realistic war movie such as Saving Private Ryan? A action flick like the Die Hard movies (or LOTR)? Superhero Avengers? Wire fu Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon? Over the top anime? So for me I do action movie logic most of the time. What the PC is attempting has to look plausible even if it isn't particularly realistic. This seems to fit the feel of D&D to me. You can even see that moment in a lot of action sequences where the protagonist fighter gets that second wind because he just had a memory of that puppy he had when he was a kid or something. But it's also a mix. Once I make a ruling, I like to stick with the theme for the campaign. I think consistency in rulings is important unless you realize that it was just a bad ruling. In addition, there are times when I will do a timeout and ask the group what they think the ruling [S]will [/S]should be. I always warn them though, whatever we decide works for the enemy as well, so just keep it in mind. [/QUOTE]

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