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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 5757941" data-attributes="member: 336">I think that you're discounting the amazingly large influence the DM has on the game, specially in &quot;tournament play&quot;.At GenCon this past year I was discussing this exact &quot;conundrum&quot; with some guys over breakfast.&nbsp; At one time in organized play the pendulum had swung in the direction of a DM as simply a judge, and rules adjudicator, he is not the guy actually running a game at that table, he is the computer AI that in rote parses rules and the adventure. This was done for the &quot;mythical&quot; goal of standardization.&nbsp; Well, with the release of the new organized play campaign that pendulum swung back to the original purpose of a DM, to be a Dungeon Master and provide the most fun at that particular table.Unfortunately some of the worst Organized Play DMs are the ones that are stuck on the idea that they are judges.If you have a wonderful experience at an Organized Play table, thank that DM.&nbsp; If you have a lousy experience at that table, thank that DM.Table play is almost entirely regulated by the DM, and instead of producing more rules the game should be geared to help that DM become better at his role.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 5757941, member: 336"] I think that you're discounting the amazingly large influence the DM has on the game, specially in "tournament play". At GenCon this past year I was discussing this exact "conundrum" with some guys over breakfast. At one time in organized play the pendulum had swung in the direction of a DM as simply a judge, and rules adjudicator, he is not the guy actually running a game at that table, he is the computer AI that in rote parses rules and the adventure. This was done for the "mythical" goal of standardization. Well, with the release of the new organized play campaign that pendulum swung back to the original purpose of a DM, to be a Dungeon Master and provide the most fun at that particular table. Unfortunately some of the worst Organized Play DMs are the ones that are stuck on the idea that they are judges. If you have a wonderful experience at an Organized Play table, thank that DM. If you have a lousy experience at that table, thank that DM. Table play is almost entirely regulated by the DM, and instead of producing more rules the game should be geared to help that DM become better at his role. [/QUOTE]

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