Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6744679" data-attributes="member: 97077">This is not actually true. The DM decides whether anything a player describes his or her character as trying to do succeeds, fails, or has an uncertain outcome. So:If you try to do a thing that the DM thinks can't work, then it doesn't work - no roll.If you try to do a thing that the DM thinks definitely works, then it does work - no roll.If you try to do a thing and the DM isn't sure if it works or not, then he or she asks for the player to make an ability check.Therefore, changing the rules for the reasons you described doesn't make much sense unless the DM is calling for an ability check for practically everything the players describe their characters as wanting to do. If the DM brings his thinking in line with the &quot;Middle Path&quot; as described by the DMG - pages 236-237 - then he or she will probably see that the house rule makes very little sense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 6744679, member: 97077"] This is not actually true. The DM decides whether [I]anything [/I]a player describes his or her character as trying to do succeeds, fails, or has an uncertain outcome. So: If you try to do a thing that the DM thinks can't work, then it doesn't work - no roll. If you try to do a thing that the DM thinks definitely works, then it does work - no roll. If you try to do a thing and the DM isn't sure if it works or not, then he or she asks for the player to make an ability check. Therefore, changing the rules for the reasons you described doesn't make much sense unless the DM is calling for an ability check for practically everything the players describe their characters as wanting to do. If the DM brings his thinking in line with the "Middle Path" as described by the DMG - pages 236-237 - then he or she will probably see that the house rule makes very little sense. [/QUOTE]

Verification