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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GX.Sigma" data-source="post: 6161046" data-attributes="member: 6690511">The article says this:To me, that says "doing something you normally do, but with a lame accent." That doesn't sound like something worthy of a weird, socially tricky reward. I, as a DM, don't understand how I'm supposed to use this system. Why would I give players rewards for doing what they normally do? Talking in a funny voice and creatively narrating your character's actions is not what roleplaying is about. It's about making choices. This kind of system only makes sense to me when you reward players for making a choice they wouldn't normally make (as in the Fate system). That system also discourages powergaming, since the only way to benefit is to make sub-optimal choices. This system encourages powergaming, because you're still power-attacking the orc with your +2 greataxe, but you're also giving a 200-page description to fish for 'inspiration' from the DM. I'll pass.Having said that, I'm sure this "core rule" will be little more than a sentence in the DMG: "Consider giving your players a bonus on their roll if they narrate their action creatively." Thus, it seems pretty benign.</blockquote>