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<blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 5473716" data-attributes="member: 27160">It seems to me that you are, because of what you say in this post.&nbsp; The overriding 'rule' should be that the GM gets to make the rules as s/he goes along...Sure, judgement calls are going to be needed at a few points in any game.&nbsp; But (a) I think it is much preferable to have clear, commonly understood rules that apply to the majority of cases without the need of such judgement, and (b) why should such judgement be reserved to the GM alone?If there is, I'm still not seeing it.&nbsp; If you suggested that the players (including the GM) should agree the parameters collectively by discussion around the 'tools' given in the game rules, I might see your point, but apparently that authority rests only with the GM - hence &quot;total GM control&quot;.If this is what you want, then I am happy for you to pursue it (though good luck getting players!), but for me the 4E rules have it absolutely right.&nbsp; The &quot;default&quot; should be the main body of the rules, so that all players may understand them (and, thus, how the world works).&nbsp; Judgement should be reserved for those (inevitable) cases where the rules are lacking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Balesir, post: 5473716, member: 27160"] It seems to me that you are, because of what you say in this post. The overriding 'rule' should be that the GM gets to make the rules as s/he goes along... Sure, judgement calls are going to be needed at a few points in any game. But (a) I think it is much preferable to have clear, commonly understood rules that apply to the majority of cases without the need of such judgement, and (b) why should such judgement be reserved to the GM alone? If there is, I'm still not seeing it. If you suggested that the players (including the GM) should agree the parameters collectively by discussion around the 'tools' given in the game rules, I might see your point, but apparently that authority rests only with the GM - hence "total GM control". If this is what you want, then I am happy for you to pursue it (though good luck getting players!), but for me the 4E rules have it absolutely right. The "default" should be the main body of the rules, so that all players may understand them (and, thus, how the world works). Judgement should be reserved for those (inevitable) cases where the rules are lacking. [/QUOTE]

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