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<blockquote data-quote="Ghostknight" data-source="post: 1735144" data-attributes="member: 15338">But we have a fundamental difference in how we view the rules.&nbsp; I do not see it as &quot;Gamist&quot; or DM vs players.&nbsp; The DM is not there solely as a referr in a match between players and NPCs.&nbsp; To me it is a co-operative game.&nbsp; The DM is there to create atmosphere, intersting situations (challenging or otherwise), NPC interactions etc.&nbsp; Providing battles and challenges is part of the co-operative nature of the games.&nbsp; As such the DM meeds to judge when it is apprpriate and when it is not appropriate for the rues to be strictly applied.Will it interrupt flow to make a roll that the rules call for but is irrelevant?&nbsp; Ignore the roll!&nbsp; The only time te rules need to be strictly followed is if you are part of something like Living Greyhawk or at a competition, both situations where consistency across DMs is needed.&nbsp; Outside of that, what happens in your local game should purely be based on what the DM judges is appropriate for his game!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ghostknight, post: 1735144, member: 15338"] But we have a fundamental difference in how we view the rules. I do not see it as "Gamist" or DM vs players. The DM is not there solely as a referr in a match between players and NPCs. To me it is a co-operative game. The DM is there to create atmosphere, intersting situations (challenging or otherwise), NPC interactions etc. Providing battles and challenges is part of the co-operative nature of the games. As such the DM meeds to judge when it is apprpriate and when it is not appropriate for the rues to be strictly applied. Will it interrupt flow to make a roll that the rules call for but is irrelevant? Ignore the roll! The only time te rules need to be strictly followed is if you are part of something like Living Greyhawk or at a competition, both situations where consistency across DMs is needed. Outside of that, what happens in your local game should purely be based on what the DM judges is appropriate for his game! [/QUOTE]

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