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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4016661" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>How do we do it now, in 3rd edition? How did we do it before?</p><p></p><p>Many posters on these boards seem to run their homebrews which their own cosmology and races. Some of it can certainly be considered house rules.</p><p></p><p>My group has modified a few minor things only (Stat buff durations increased), but I am usually running a homebrew (I am currently the only one not running published modules/adventures) setting.</p><p></p><p>Nothing of this seems to really inhibit discussing things on these boards. Sometimes, house rules are used to show off certain aspects of the rule and what changing them can mean. </p><p></p><p>I think Cadfan is not so far off in saying that a lot of the things we coin "house rules" do not really affect discussing the game that much. </p><p></p><p>The real problem only occurs if a player becomes the member of a new group with a different set of house rule then his own. I think this only works by stating the important house rules to the new player and run a game to see if it all works out. Just as we do it today.</p><p></p><p>If the Virtual Table Top of the DDI adjucates rules and you can't change them, this will off course lessen the usability considerably since a lot of groups invariable end up with house rules, even if it is just one custom feat. </p><p>I thought I read that the VTT wouldn't adjucate rules (or at least doesn't have to), but maybe I am mistaken on that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 4016661, member: 710"] How do we do it now, in 3rd edition? How did we do it before? Many posters on these boards seem to run their homebrews which their own cosmology and races. Some of it can certainly be considered house rules. My group has modified a few minor things only (Stat buff durations increased), but I am usually running a homebrew (I am currently the only one not running published modules/adventures) setting. Nothing of this seems to really inhibit discussing things on these boards. Sometimes, house rules are used to show off certain aspects of the rule and what changing them can mean. I think Cadfan is not so far off in saying that a lot of the things we coin "house rules" do not really affect discussing the game that much. The real problem only occurs if a player becomes the member of a new group with a different set of house rule then his own. I think this only works by stating the important house rules to the new player and run a game to see if it all works out. Just as we do it today. If the Virtual Table Top of the DDI adjucates rules and you can't change them, this will off course lessen the usability considerably since a lot of groups invariable end up with house rules, even if it is just one custom feat. I thought I read that the VTT wouldn't adjucate rules (or at least doesn't have to), but maybe I am mistaken on that? [/QUOTE]
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