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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ifurita'sFan" data-source="post: 8396175" data-attributes="member: 57656"><p>Except Sacrosanct is wrong. As I pointed out, Gary gave very clear consent to "and then cut portions as needed to maintain excitement" yes Gary did try to standardize D&D to a degree to help people not make the same mistakes he and his playtesters did in earlier iterations and while trying out new classes, races, and rules changes. And yes, Gary never DMed using the base rules, he used home rules aplenty, I'd know. And that should be a clear indication of how he intended the rules to be received, as a set of guidelines, like training wheels to help fledgling dms and player find a firm footing, and then modify and play as best worked for them. Standardization was intended for giving people what's called a "base case" or "happy path" Everything else springs from there and should be welcomed.</p></blockquote><p></p>