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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 8217745" data-attributes="member: 6698278">The rules are the reality of the universe.&nbsp; They are the observed phenomena of that world.&nbsp; If I were a &quot;scientist&quot; of that world, I would observe that some creatures behaved in certain ways.&nbsp; I threw out an explanation off the cuff for why the reality is true.&nbsp; It is the reality of the world though.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you struggle with the game reality then it's bad for you and I think we can agree on that.&nbsp; I've never really struggled that much with the idea that some monsters swallowed PCs and others didn't.&nbsp; I'm not sure why but I just never did.&nbsp; Other things bother me though.&nbsp; So sure if something about the rules bothered me enough, I would have to houserule.&nbsp; Systems that make me houserule in a wholesale way are bad systems for me.&nbsp; Emphasis on &quot;for me&quot;.&nbsp; Though I'd argue if you have to houserule a game massively then it's probably not the best system for you either.I think those things bothers you more than they bothers me.&nbsp; I don't think it is a consistency issue though as the rules are the reality of the world.&nbsp; Perhaps it is a versimilitudinous issue for some people.&nbsp;&nbsp; I will agree though that in 1e some of the magic in dungeons was &quot;unexplained&quot; by the rules as written and that at times posed a problem as the GM has to allow that a sufficiently powerful character should be able to replicate those things.&nbsp; If that became a problem, then I'd likely have to house rule it.&nbsp; The DM just stating you have to do this and this and this would be okay though.&nbsp; That would become the reality of that world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 8217745, member: 6698278"] The rules are the reality of the universe. They are the observed phenomena of that world. If I were a "scientist" of that world, I would observe that some creatures behaved in certain ways. I threw out an explanation off the cuff for why the reality is true. It is the reality of the world though. If you struggle with the game reality then it's bad for you and I think we can agree on that. I've never really struggled that much with the idea that some monsters swallowed PCs and others didn't. I'm not sure why but I just never did. Other things bother me though. So sure if something about the rules bothered me enough, I would have to houserule. Systems that make me houserule in a wholesale way are bad systems for me. Emphasis on "for me". Though I'd argue if you have to houserule a game massively then it's probably not the best system for you either. I think those things bothers you more than they bothers me. I don't think it is a consistency issue though as the rules are the reality of the world. Perhaps it is a versimilitudinous issue for some people. I will agree though that in 1e some of the magic in dungeons was "unexplained" by the rules as written and that at times posed a problem as the GM has to allow that a sufficiently powerful character should be able to replicate those things. If that became a problem, then I'd likely have to house rule it. The DM just stating you have to do this and this and this would be okay though. That would become the reality of that world. [/QUOTE]

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