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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4551599" data-attributes="member: 61155">That seems an absurd dichotomy. If you don't feel the need for any extra rules, you don't need to buy it.  I find that extra content enhances my game - that has no bearing on the fact that I might make freeform rules calls in specific situations. You seem to be saying that the fact a DM should occasionally fly free from the rules indicates, to you, that those rules are useless.  Frankly, as a DM, I certainly don't want to have to invent 99% of the game as I play, arbitrarily deciding what works and what doesn't, what hits and what doesn't, and so forth. I'd rather 99% of the game was smooth and polished and ready to use - and that I was given the capability to then make alterations in situations where I feel the need.  You seem to be saying that recommending the use of judgement calls is completely incompatible with a complex rules system, when in truth, there is absolutely no relation between the two. This isn't a matter of putting their money where their mouth is - the two concepts are entirely unconnected.  You bolded the party I mentioned about how many different games are going on. I'm not even remotely sure how you can then try to turn that point into a mark against having a large variety of content - the more options there are, the more ability for each game to cater to the specific tastes of those playing it.  But, again - this has nothing to do with judgement calls. The lesson here isn't that rules are useless - it is that the game is a fluid one, and while the rules might provide an excellent framework to build upon, they aren't the be-all and the end-all. How you conclude, from that, that they should be thrown out entirely... well, I honestly don't know how you made that leap.</blockquote>

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