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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8441841" data-attributes="member: 6921763">I'm sorry that my finding the phrase &quot;bad advice&quot; strange has possibly offended you.&nbsp; But again, someone telling someone else that they are giving &quot;bad advice&quot; is something which, yes, I do find strange (to put it lightly) - especially when it is advice quoted from the DMG.&nbsp; There are plenty of ways to disagree with someone without calling out how they play as, well, &quot;bad&quot;.Meanwhile, I see others explaining how they run their games - even those that run very differently from me or interpret the rules in different ways - without resorting to veiled (or not so veiled) denigrations of playstyle differences.&nbsp; It's up to the reader to decide what works for them at their table.I find it hard to discuss with you when you slide in (not so) subtle insults (that we are somehow ignorant and think we're following &quot;edict(s) from on high&quot;).&nbsp; Then you seemingly say everything is all good since &quot;rulings over rules&quot;.&nbsp; Pretty uncharitable reading of people who run differently than you, IMO.&nbsp; Certainly a valid interpretation.Maybe a story would help.&nbsp; There is a DM, let's call them DM Swarmkeeper, who started running D&amp;D 5e oh about 6 years ago after not playing D&amp;D for several decades.&nbsp; It was fun to be back to imagining pretend elves but the gameplay was clunky at times and there were things about gameplay that annoyed them - things the players did and things they did themselves in running the game.&nbsp; Everyone was there to have fun and all were playing in good faith, so it wasn't a social issue.&nbsp; DM Swarmkeeper then started discovering various D&amp;D discussion groups online and started learning how other DMs run their games and, indeed, how they don't run their games.&nbsp; ENWorld rose to the top as the most helpful site on the interwebs, in their opinion.&nbsp; Certain advice here was tried and immediately made gameplay smoother, more rewarding, more cohesive, more fun.&nbsp; Other advice was not as helpful for their table.&nbsp; So DM Swarmkeeper continued to come to ENWorld to garner new tips, drop their old assumptions, and learn new techniques from others.&nbsp; And, in an effort to pay if forward, DM Swarmkeeper has even shared what has worked really well for them at their table.&nbsp; Maybe that will help someone else try an effective technique that will make their table experience more enjoyable, too.&nbsp; Or maybe they will try it and find it doesn't work for them.&nbsp; Alas, DM Swarmkeeper is human and sometimes gets riled up or types the wrong thing or takes something personally when they shouldn't.&nbsp; But, they strive to do better, and that is important to them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 8441841, member: 6921763"] I'm sorry that my finding the phrase "bad advice" strange has possibly offended you. But again, someone telling someone else that they are giving "bad advice" is something which, yes, I do find strange (to put it lightly) - especially when it is advice quoted from the DMG. There are plenty of ways to disagree with someone without calling out how they play as, well, "bad". Meanwhile, I see others explaining how they run their games - even those that run very differently from me or interpret the rules in different ways - without resorting to veiled (or not so veiled) denigrations of playstyle differences. It's up to the reader to decide what works for them at their table. I find it hard to discuss with you when you slide in (not so) subtle insults (that we are somehow ignorant and think we're following "edict(s) from on high"). Then you seemingly say everything is all good since "rulings over rules". Pretty uncharitable reading of people who run differently than you, IMO. Certainly a valid interpretation. Maybe a story would help. There is a DM, let's call them DM Swarmkeeper, who started running D&D 5e oh about 6 years ago after not playing D&D for several decades. It was fun to be back to imagining pretend elves but the gameplay was clunky at times and there were things about gameplay that annoyed them - things the players did and things they did themselves in running the game. Everyone was there to have fun and all were playing in good faith, so it wasn't a social issue. DM Swarmkeeper then started discovering various D&D discussion groups online and started learning how other DMs run their games and, indeed, how they don't run their games. ENWorld rose to the top as the most helpful site on the interwebs, in their opinion. Certain advice here was tried and immediately made gameplay smoother, more rewarding, more cohesive, more fun. Other advice was not as helpful for their table. So DM Swarmkeeper continued to come to ENWorld to garner new tips, drop their old assumptions, and learn new techniques from others. And, in an effort to pay if forward, DM Swarmkeeper has even shared what has worked really well for them at their table. Maybe that will help someone else try an effective technique that will make their table experience more enjoyable, too. Or maybe they will try it and find it doesn't work for them. Alas, DM Swarmkeeper is human and sometimes gets riled up or types the wrong thing or takes something personally when they shouldn't. But, they strive to do better, and that is important to them. [/QUOTE]

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