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<blockquote data-quote="AlViking" data-source="post: 9677853" data-attributes="member: 6906980">Change simply for the sake of change doesn't buy anything for me.&nbsp; I'm not playing D&amp;D because I'm in love with the rules (although I do like them), I'm playing D&amp;D because it still lets me tell new stories when I DM and enjoy new stories when I play.&nbsp; Personally I would call my approach character first - the character I'm playing or the characters I'm running games for - come before the rules of the game.&nbsp; As long as the game's rules don't get in the way of how I want to run my character or how I want to GM, I'm okay with it.&nbsp; That can include restrictions of course, I don't expect my D&amp;D fighter to suddenly find a phone booth (or would the equivalent in D&amp;D be an outhouse?) and transform into Superman.Which .. not that this has anything to do with my reason for replying just something I realize ... is probably one of my biggest issues with the way many narrative games are described.&nbsp; That for every action/move there is typically an equal and opposite reaction. You have to make the reactions fit the fiction; it's backwards to me.&nbsp; It's putting the rules over the characters and the fiction of the world.Anyway, now I'm just rambling.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlViking, post: 9677853, member: 6906980"] Change simply for the sake of change doesn't buy anything for me. I'm not playing D&D because I'm in love with the rules (although I do like them), I'm playing D&D because it still lets me tell new stories when I DM and enjoy new stories when I play. Personally I would call my approach character first - the character I'm playing or the characters I'm running games for - come before the rules of the game. As long as the game's rules don't get in the way of how I want to run my character or how I want to GM, I'm okay with it. That can include restrictions of course, I don't expect my D&D fighter to suddenly find a phone booth (or would the equivalent in D&D be an outhouse?) and transform into Superman. Which .. not that this has anything to do with my reason for replying just something I realize ... is probably one of my biggest issues with the way many narrative games are described. That for every action/move there is typically an equal and opposite reaction. You have to make the reactions fit the fiction; it's backwards to me. It's putting the rules over the characters and the fiction of the world. Anyway, now I'm just rambling. [/QUOTE]

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