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<blockquote data-quote="Rodrigo Istalindir" data-source="post: 1734455" data-attributes="member: 2810">Of course it's cheating.&nbsp; By definition, it's cheating.&nbsp; The rules say to roll a die and add x/y/z modifiers, not roll a die and add whatever the heck you feel like adding.&nbsp; And he's doing it on the sly, so he knows he's cheating.He may be doing it because he's stuck in a &quot;I can't win if you don't lose&quot; mentality.&nbsp; He may be doing it because he's one of those people that can't stand not being the center of attention, and he's fudging roles so his character can be the star.&nbsp; Heck, he may be doing it because he doesn't trust his DM to play fair, and feels he has to to level the playing field.But 'why' doesn't really matter.&nbsp; He's cheating.&nbsp; He's cheating himself of the pleasure that comes from succeeding when playing by the rules, and if he's happier that way, that's fine.&nbsp; But he's also cheating the other players who abide by the rules and live with the consequences, and that's not fine.&nbsp; He's cheating the DM, because in essence he's saying he has no respect for the time and effort they&nbsp; put into running a fair but challenging game, and that's not fine, either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rodrigo Istalindir, post: 1734455, member: 2810"] Of course it's cheating. [I]By definition, it's cheating.[/i] The rules say to roll a die and add x/y/z modifiers, not roll a die and add whatever the heck you feel like adding. And he's doing it on the sly, so he knows he's cheating. He may be doing it because he's stuck in a "I can't win if you don't lose" mentality. He may be doing it because he's one of those people that can't stand not being the center of attention, and he's fudging roles so his character can be the star. Heck, he may be doing it because he doesn't trust his DM to play fair, and feels he has to to level the playing field. But 'why' doesn't really matter. He's cheating. He's cheating himself of the pleasure that comes from succeeding when playing by the rules, and if he's happier that way, that's fine. But he's also cheating the other players who abide by the rules and live with the consequences, and that's not fine. He's cheating the DM, because in essence he's saying he has no respect for the time and effort they put into running a fair but challenging game, and that's not fine, either. [/QUOTE]

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