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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7499134" data-attributes="member: 6803664">100% guidelines.Because THIS is what my 11 year old self was told on p3 of my Basic book concerning the subject:&quot;While the material in this booklet is referred to as rules, that is not really correct.&nbsp; Anything in this booklet (and other D&amp;D booklets) should be thought of as changeable - anything, that is, that the Dungeon Master or referee thinks should be changed.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~~~ Last sentence of the section: &quot;The purpose of these &quot;rules&quot; is to provide guidelines that enable you to play and have fun, so don't feel absolutely bound to them.&quot; *Guidelines being bolded is part of the exact quote, not my own emphasis btw.So I've known since day 1/Dec.25th 1980 that the rules are merely guidelines.And then Gygax told me practically the same thing again in the intro pages of 1e.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccs, post: 7499134, member: 6803664"] 100% guidelines. Because THIS is what my 11 year old self was told on p3 of my Basic book concerning the subject: "While the material in this booklet is referred to as rules, that is not really correct. Anything in this booklet (and other D&D booklets) should be thought of as changeable - anything, that is, that the Dungeon Master or referee thinks should be changed." ~~~ Last sentence of the section: "The purpose of these "rules" is to provide [B]guidelines[/B] that enable you to play and have fun, so don't feel absolutely bound to them." *Guidelines being bolded is part of the exact quote, not my own emphasis btw. So I've known since day 1/Dec.25th 1980 that the rules are merely guidelines. And then Gygax told me practically the same thing again in the intro pages of 1e. [/QUOTE]

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