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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3225966" data-attributes="member: 19675">This is a mighty problem where each DM is the final arbiter and court in their own game. They have no obligation to WotC. . This is not the case in Living games and convention games where the FAQ is by agreement accepted as the authority. Those are a fraction of the games played.And similarly how the FAQ should remain faithful to the rules text lest it be mistrusted, DMs need be careful how they exert their authority lest the preside over an empty gaming table. While the DM is the final arbiter of his own game in particular, WotC is the authority of the game's rules in general. Again, if the text of the Core rules "trumps" everything, then those distinctions are meaningless, especially so if the rationale behind a particular Eratta, FAQ or CustServ answer is not given.(One thing I used to love about Task Force Games handling of rules questions & changes- they included it in the next publication.  No question of rationale needed- it was there in B&W in your hands in an official publication by the company, complete with rules number for proper indexing...)At any rate, on p4 of the PHB, they (briefly) discuss the behind-the-scenes process of how & why 3.0 was revised into 3.5- including their examining of CustServ questions and message board discussions.IOW, each discussion like this has the potential to influence the next revision or edition of the game.</blockquote>

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