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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AdmundfortGeographer" data-source="post: 1725224" data-attributes="member: 4682">"Politicking"? Uh, no. Politics almost never come up in the game, ever.The issue with powergaming munchkins is overstated, but it exists. The issue with the RPGA is that they forbid house-rules.  RPGA games restrict the game to the rules as written in the Core rules, and FAQ. Period.It is then the issue that the parts of the rules that are badly phrased, confusing, or badly thought out are exploited.  Nearly every change to spells from 3.0 to 3.5 were due to obnoxious exploiting in RPGA tournaments.If you are familiar with the Core Rules, you will be fine. If you supplement your gaming with house rules galore, or just wing everything if you can't cite the page in the Core Rules, you will have bad experiences.  Bad experiences either dealing with those who are trying to steamroll you into bad rules interpretations, or bad experiences watching rules exploiters walk through adventures.If you are playing with friends you trust, and who know your style, and with a DM who is familiar with the mod more than just getting it a hour before sitting at the table, RPGA gaming can be very rewarding.Lastly, most of the players who were bad apples aren't playing much anymore, or have advanced their characters so far, so fast, that you will never have to worry about playing at a table with those players. Level 2 characters don't sit at tables with level 14 characters, in other words.Regards,Eric Anondson</blockquote>

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