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If an NPC is telling the truth, what's the Insight DC to know they're telling the truth?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7598882" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Oh good grief. You're splitting the hair between "better" and "smoother"? Seriously? And then double down by saying that by not following the rules I'm "working at cross-purposes to the game's design"? Come on, for someone complaining about being misrepresented, that's about as pedantic as it gets. </p><p></p><p>And it's hardly vilifying is it? That's pretty strong. I'm not vilifying anyone. Simply disagreeing.</p><p></p><p>Of course the implication that my game runs less smoothly (or less well in plain English) because I do not play your way is pretty clear.</p><p></p><p>See, the problem is, [MENTION=97077]iserith[/MENTION], you're presuming that the rules ONLY support one experience. That unless I play exactly the way you do, I cannot understand it, nor have I apparently ever played that way. Despite repeatedly being told that I have, in fact, played the way you play, done it for years in fact, and didn't enjoy it, I'm apparently unable to understand what you are saying. </p><p></p><p>Or, to put it another way, only people who agree with you apparently understand what you are doing. That's pretty convenient no? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Whereas I look at the fact that a very large chunk of the books are written very much for those with little or no gaming experience means that there are large chunks of the book that I can safely ignore or change. Such as this clear delineation between player and DM roles. The books are chock a block with it. It's simply a different interpretation that yours [MENTION=97077]iserith[/MENTION]. Which leads us to treating the books and the guidelines/rules contained therein very differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7598882, member: 22779"] Oh good grief. You're splitting the hair between "better" and "smoother"? Seriously? And then double down by saying that by not following the rules I'm "working at cross-purposes to the game's design"? Come on, for someone complaining about being misrepresented, that's about as pedantic as it gets. And it's hardly vilifying is it? That's pretty strong. I'm not vilifying anyone. Simply disagreeing. Of course the implication that my game runs less smoothly (or less well in plain English) because I do not play your way is pretty clear. See, the problem is, [MENTION=97077]iserith[/MENTION], you're presuming that the rules ONLY support one experience. That unless I play exactly the way you do, I cannot understand it, nor have I apparently ever played that way. Despite repeatedly being told that I have, in fact, played the way you play, done it for years in fact, and didn't enjoy it, I'm apparently unable to understand what you are saying. Or, to put it another way, only people who agree with you apparently understand what you are doing. That's pretty convenient no? Whereas I look at the fact that a very large chunk of the books are written very much for those with little or no gaming experience means that there are large chunks of the book that I can safely ignore or change. Such as this clear delineation between player and DM roles. The books are chock a block with it. It's simply a different interpretation that yours [MENTION=97077]iserith[/MENTION]. Which leads us to treating the books and the guidelines/rules contained therein very differently. [/QUOTE]
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