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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5278992" data-attributes="member: 22779">Like most things, honesty is the best policy.If you play (oh noes, I'm going to use an older version example, get out the pitchforks) AD&amp;D without the Weapon vs Armor rules, that's fine.&nbsp; If, after the first session, during the second session, Joe the Newbie says, &quot;Hey, I was looking through the PHB and I saw this table, what's this?&quot; then explain what it is and why you're not using it.I find that the issue doesn't come up with new players, because they just don't know the questions to ask.&nbsp; It also doesn't usually come up with long time players, because they tend to realize that DM's do this all the time and roll with it.&nbsp; But, I do find that there's a large segment in the middle where problems do arise - where the players have some experience with the system, but not enough to really know it, and then get confused by the conflicting rulings.A perfect example was from a recent game I played.&nbsp; The Dm ruled (4e) that a 1 always fails on a skill check.&nbsp; I asked him about it because, even though I'm pretty new to the 4e rules, I knew this wasn't true in 3e.&nbsp; He gave his reasons and we moved on, realizing that he had made a house rule.&nbsp; I honestly did find it a bit offputting, since the ruling came out as a bit of a surprise and occured during an encounter.&nbsp; I think I would have preferred to know about the house rule before play started.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5278992, member: 22779"] Like most things, honesty is the best policy. If you play (oh noes, I'm going to use an older version example, get out the pitchforks) AD&D without the Weapon vs Armor rules, that's fine. If, after the first session, during the second session, Joe the Newbie says, "Hey, I was looking through the PHB and I saw this table, what's this?" then explain what it is and why you're not using it. I find that the issue doesn't come up with new players, because they just don't know the questions to ask. It also doesn't usually come up with long time players, because they tend to realize that DM's do this all the time and roll with it. But, I do find that there's a large segment in the middle where problems do arise - where the players have some experience with the system, but not enough to really know it, and then get confused by the conflicting rulings. A perfect example was from a recent game I played. The Dm ruled (4e) that a 1 always fails on a skill check. I asked him about it because, even though I'm pretty new to the 4e rules, I knew this wasn't true in 3e. He gave his reasons and we moved on, realizing that he had made a house rule. I honestly did find it a bit offputting, since the ruling came out as a bit of a surprise and occured during an encounter. I think I would have preferred to know about the house rule before play started. [/QUOTE]

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