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<blockquote data-quote="karlindel" data-source="post: 5406094" data-attributes="member: 27103">If you define rules lawyer as only including the negative aspects, then you remove anything that could be praiseworthy.&nbsp; I consider a rules lawyer to be someone who knows the rules and the various interpretations thereof, and prefers for the rules to be used properly.I am usually a rules expert, and think of myself as a rules lawyer.&nbsp; I sometimes need to actively work not to point out errors people are making, even if the errors don't really matter in the particular circumstances.&nbsp; If I am a player and I have an ability that is ambiguous, I will ask the GM how they interpret it before the question comes up, so that there won't be a discussion that will bog down the game.I find a rules lawyer that know the rules can save time, as it is easier to ask how something works than it is to look it up in the books.&nbsp; Most GMs were gratified to have me at a table so that I could help them with rules questions so that they could focus on other aspects of the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="karlindel, post: 5406094, member: 27103"] If you define rules lawyer as only including the negative aspects, then you remove anything that could be praiseworthy. I consider a rules lawyer to be someone who knows the rules and the various interpretations thereof, and prefers for the rules to be used properly. I am usually a rules expert, and think of myself as a rules lawyer. I sometimes need to actively work not to point out errors people are making, even if the errors don't really matter in the particular circumstances. If I am a player and I have an ability that is ambiguous, I will ask the GM how they interpret it before the question comes up, so that there won't be a discussion that will bog down the game. I find a rules lawyer that know the rules can save time, as it is easier to ask how something works than it is to look it up in the books. Most GMs were gratified to have me at a table so that I could help them with rules questions so that they could focus on other aspects of the game. [/QUOTE]

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