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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 8800902" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>I'm sure who's saying what can sometimes matter more than what's being said. But there's nothing I can do about that other than to take posts in good faith and hope that others take mine the same way. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is possible. And to me is the kind of fear I'm talking about, for two reasons. </p><p></p><p>First, these are just my ideas and I'm not Chris Perkins, and he's not reading this thread.</p><p></p><p>Second, it's a reaction to things I am not saying. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Why? I used that example to provide a preference I have that I don't expect to see in the book and that I don't think should be in the book. I think fudging is bad. I don't think D&D needs to take as hard a stance on that. </p><p></p><p>I think they should talk about the pros and cons of fudging in an honest way. If someone who reads it can't take a bit of criticism in the form of "the cons of fudging", then too bad for them. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Let's imagine that happened. Let's imagine a world where the 1D&D DMG took a hard stance and said "You should never fudge dice rolls". </p><p></p><p>What horror will happen? </p><p></p><p>People who think there's value to fudging will continue to do so just as they have when they've heard that said a million times before. </p><p></p><p>Some people may take it to heart and consider not fudging anymore, and may adjust how they DM. </p><p></p><p>Now, having said that, I don't think the book should actually come out and say that. 5E is all about the curated experience, and I don't see that changing with 1D&D. But the book should address the reasons for fudging, and the reasons against it honestly and without sugarcoating. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Plus threads have their place. But I don't think that this kind of discussion would benefit from that. I certainly disagree with the OP and many others in this thread. Obviously, there are people who disagree with me. I think that's necessary if we're actually going to analyze the purpose of the DMG and what it should be doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 8800902, member: 6785785"] I'm sure who's saying what can sometimes matter more than what's being said. But there's nothing I can do about that other than to take posts in good faith and hope that others take mine the same way. This is possible. And to me is the kind of fear I'm talking about, for two reasons. First, these are just my ideas and I'm not Chris Perkins, and he's not reading this thread. Second, it's a reaction to things I am not saying. Why? I used that example to provide a preference I have that I don't expect to see in the book and that I don't think should be in the book. I think fudging is bad. I don't think D&D needs to take as hard a stance on that. I think they should talk about the pros and cons of fudging in an honest way. If someone who reads it can't take a bit of criticism in the form of "the cons of fudging", then too bad for them. Let's imagine that happened. Let's imagine a world where the 1D&D DMG took a hard stance and said "You should never fudge dice rolls". What horror will happen? People who think there's value to fudging will continue to do so just as they have when they've heard that said a million times before. Some people may take it to heart and consider not fudging anymore, and may adjust how they DM. Now, having said that, I don't think the book should actually come out and say that. 5E is all about the curated experience, and I don't see that changing with 1D&D. But the book should address the reasons for fudging, and the reasons against it honestly and without sugarcoating. Plus threads have their place. But I don't think that this kind of discussion would benefit from that. I certainly disagree with the OP and many others in this thread. Obviously, there are people who disagree with me. I think that's necessary if we're actually going to analyze the purpose of the DMG and what it should be doing. [/QUOTE]
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