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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3230234" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Yes and no:</p><p></p><p>1) I actually give the FAQ & CustServ answers the same weight I do to Eratta and RAW...which means that if it doesn't make sense to me & my group, we wrangle with it for a while and come up with our own solution. Occam's Razor gets a lot of use, but its not the end-all, be-all: we have a lot of smart people in our group, most of whom adore the sound of their own voice.</p><p></p><p>Rarely, though, do the discussions reach the levels they do online- typically, we spend less than 10 minutes of game time debating a troublesome rule. We play through, and then consider it until the next game session (a 2 week gap) then we either play like we did the previous session, or announce that, "from this point forward, in this campaign, this rule shall be played this way..."</p><p></p><p>If someone dislikes that, they can run their own campaign and run that rule their way.</p><p></p><p>2) We haven't even looked at those changes- for us, its a non-issue so far. If/when it comes up, we'll probably play with the original rules until someone abuses it, then seek out answers in the Eratta, FAQ & possibly even CustServ, unless we come to our own ruling that satisfies us.</p><p></p><p>Generally speaking, we see the rules and the various online issuances from WotC to be imperfect at best, favor none above another, and use what works for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 3230234, member: 19675"] Yes and no: 1) I actually give the FAQ & CustServ answers the same weight I do to Eratta and RAW...which means that if it doesn't make sense to me & my group, we wrangle with it for a while and come up with our own solution. Occam's Razor gets a lot of use, but its not the end-all, be-all: we have a lot of smart people in our group, most of whom adore the sound of their own voice. Rarely, though, do the discussions reach the levels they do online- typically, we spend less than 10 minutes of game time debating a troublesome rule. We play through, and then consider it until the next game session (a 2 week gap) then we either play like we did the previous session, or announce that, "from this point forward, in this campaign, this rule shall be played this way..." If someone dislikes that, they can run their own campaign and run that rule their way. 2) We haven't even looked at those changes- for us, its a non-issue so far. If/when it comes up, we'll probably play with the original rules until someone abuses it, then seek out answers in the Eratta, FAQ & possibly even CustServ, unless we come to our own ruling that satisfies us. Generally speaking, we see the rules and the various online issuances from WotC to be imperfect at best, favor none above another, and use what works for us. [/QUOTE]
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