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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reapersaurus" data-source="post: 560309" data-attributes="member: 1194">Ok, I'll go there.I don't agree that most DM's have the "balance" or "fairness" of the rules in mind when they willfully nerf rules to deny a player something he has planned out.Of primary concern to him (most likely) is that he will have less power to control every little aspect of his precious little world, and we all know that that's the primary motivation of most DM's : control and power over the scene(s) and players.DM's are not saints - they're people, and thus are bound my base motivations.They don't always hold gaming sessions for the glory and splendor of the gaming gods.They like controlling players, admit it.The less the players can do, the more they can control them (even if it's explicitly written in the rulebooks that they can do something).It only makes sense that they will more often than not nerf something on the side of watering it down every time they encounter it, than actually let the PC be good at something.And now you may feel free to ignore my points and attack me personally for daring to hold DM's up to a higher standard, and not buying into the DM bias of these boards.</blockquote>