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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7269743" data-attributes="member: 22779">But, it doesn't say they don't need to roll.&nbsp; It flat out states that they don't need stats AT ALL.&nbsp; It doesn't need to say you don't need to roll because, in 5e, you never need to roll.&nbsp; And, just like all your examples, since you don't need it, not having it doesn't really matter.Now, to be fair, I get what you're saying.&nbsp; Like I said earlier, this is just a sidebar of the whole &quot;rules as physics&quot; debate, which will never be resolved.&nbsp; It's a personal style issue.&nbsp; For me, that fisherman catches fish every day, not because of anything to do with the game mechanics, but, because I'm the all powerful author of the setting and what I say goes.&nbsp; Did that fisherman catch a really big fish today?&nbsp; Yup, he did.&nbsp; Jumped right into his boat.&nbsp; Didn't even need to use a net.&nbsp; How do I know that?&nbsp; Because, as the DM, I get to do that.&nbsp; I neither want nor need mechanics to deal with events that do not involve the players.&nbsp; If I did, I'd play a different system where the system is actually designed to do this sort of thing.&nbsp; But, I don't.&nbsp; I play D&amp;D and in D&amp;D, AFAIC, anything that happens off camera is 100% DM fiat and freeform play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7269743, member: 22779"] But, it doesn't say they don't need to roll. It flat out states that they don't need stats AT ALL. It doesn't need to say you don't need to roll because, in 5e, you never need to roll. And, just like all your examples, since you don't need it, not having it doesn't really matter. Now, to be fair, I get what you're saying. Like I said earlier, this is just a sidebar of the whole "rules as physics" debate, which will never be resolved. It's a personal style issue. For me, that fisherman catches fish every day, not because of anything to do with the game mechanics, but, because I'm the all powerful author of the setting and what I say goes. Did that fisherman catch a really big fish today? Yup, he did. Jumped right into his boat. Didn't even need to use a net. How do I know that? Because, as the DM, I get to do that. I neither want nor need mechanics to deal with events that do not involve the players. If I did, I'd play a different system where the system is actually designed to do this sort of thing. But, I don't. I play D&D and in D&D, AFAIC, anything that happens off camera is 100% DM fiat and freeform play. [/QUOTE]

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