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<blockquote data-quote="DonTadow" data-source="post: 2241003" data-attributes="member: 22622"><p>The suggestion to discuss and research it over the course of the week is the best solution to solve player/dm arguments. </p><p></p><p>Try to solve it in game for two minutes. If you can't come to a decision, in the two minutes of in game time dedicated towards it, rule as a DM and inform your players you will research it in the week. Do make sure you tell them in a nice and firm manner and let them know that you don't want to risk gametime for this but it is important and you will get on it during the week. </p><p>Then make your ruling. </p><p></p><p> But... here's the kicker, sometimes rule the way of the player. If there is a player who always seems to know it all and often wrong, there is nothing more humbling than someone saing finally we will go with yoru idea and then aqfter the research telling them that you found out that they were wrong. If you alre always shutting that player up and saying i am dm pipe down... then that player will get bitter and "just like it is human to do" challenge you more. Make sure t o incorporate that player into your research. Reference pages and such and note the rulings you have made.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DonTadow, post: 2241003, member: 22622"] The suggestion to discuss and research it over the course of the week is the best solution to solve player/dm arguments. Try to solve it in game for two minutes. If you can't come to a decision, in the two minutes of in game time dedicated towards it, rule as a DM and inform your players you will research it in the week. Do make sure you tell them in a nice and firm manner and let them know that you don't want to risk gametime for this but it is important and you will get on it during the week. Then make your ruling. But... here's the kicker, sometimes rule the way of the player. If there is a player who always seems to know it all and often wrong, there is nothing more humbling than someone saing finally we will go with yoru idea and then aqfter the research telling them that you found out that they were wrong. If you alre always shutting that player up and saying i am dm pipe down... then that player will get bitter and "just like it is human to do" challenge you more. Make sure t o incorporate that player into your research. Reference pages and such and note the rulings you have made. [/QUOTE]
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