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<blockquote data-quote="Edrick" data-source="post: 4843498" data-attributes="member: 84104"><p><strong>DM's prerogative</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm a very laid-back DM. As long as the players are not breaking the rules, I'll go with what they do.</p><p></p><p>That being said, for any offense, there is a good defense (and for any good defense there is a good offense). If a player is exploiting a particular rule to the point where adventures are being cakewalked, then I would respond with the appropriate challenges to humble them enough to get them to understand the unrealistic nature of excessive and unrealistic optimization. </p><p></p><p>To combat a battlerager, just send in the blasters and shooters...to combat an intimidating spammer, bring in guys with high will saves (or special defenses/resistances/immunities against this sort of attack). Lasting Frost + Wintertouched? Immunity/big resistance to cold. For anything they throw at you, there's always some fun way to even the table and make for a fun and challenging adventure.</p><p></p><p>When monsters seem too weak, terrain and environmental features can make a huge difference, too.</p><p></p><p>If a player will go out of their way to put the time and skill into a character that makes specific use/abuse of some game rules, then I consider it a challenge to fight fire with fire <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> DM's generally win out in this sort of battle anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Edrick, post: 4843498, member: 84104"] [b]DM's prerogative[/b] I'm a very laid-back DM. As long as the players are not breaking the rules, I'll go with what they do. That being said, for any offense, there is a good defense (and for any good defense there is a good offense). If a player is exploiting a particular rule to the point where adventures are being cakewalked, then I would respond with the appropriate challenges to humble them enough to get them to understand the unrealistic nature of excessive and unrealistic optimization. To combat a battlerager, just send in the blasters and shooters...to combat an intimidating spammer, bring in guys with high will saves (or special defenses/resistances/immunities against this sort of attack). Lasting Frost + Wintertouched? Immunity/big resistance to cold. For anything they throw at you, there's always some fun way to even the table and make for a fun and challenging adventure. When monsters seem too weak, terrain and environmental features can make a huge difference, too. If a player will go out of their way to put the time and skill into a character that makes specific use/abuse of some game rules, then I consider it a challenge to fight fire with fire :-) DM's generally win out in this sort of battle anyway. [/QUOTE]
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