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<blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 6658617" data-attributes="member: 11821">Okay, for starters, every RPG requires collaboration between players and DMs, and there will always be this sort of interplay when players think up something outside the rules. This is good, because otherwise the rules would be unwieldy. It's a normal part of gameplay. Where it runs into problems is when there's a disagreement over that &quot;reasonable&quot; part. Your player most likely thinks it's totally reasonable to hack off some armor. If you don't, well, you win that argument. Permission denied. And you're left with some players who basically need to ask that permission for anything beyond simple attacks (which you tell this hypothetical player to stick to in your example) while others are making declarative statements about what's happening left and right. This is why I advocate for more fiat abilities for everyone. If Presto can say, &quot;I teleport&quot; then what's so wrong with Hank saying, &quot;I shoot him in the eyes to blind him&quot; without handing out ludicrous penalties to the attempt?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Obryn, post: 6658617, member: 11821"] Okay, for starters, every RPG requires collaboration between players and DMs, and there will always be this sort of interplay when players think up something outside the rules. This is good, because otherwise the rules would be unwieldy. It's a normal part of gameplay. Where it runs into problems is when there's a disagreement over that "reasonable" part. Your player most likely thinks it's totally reasonable to hack off some armor. If you don't, well, you win that argument. Permission denied. And you're left with some players who basically need to ask that permission for anything beyond simple attacks (which you tell this hypothetical player to stick to in your example) while others are making declarative statements about what's happening left and right. This is why I advocate for more fiat abilities for everyone. If Presto can say, "I teleport" then what's so wrong with Hank saying, "I shoot him in the eyes to blind him" without handing out ludicrous penalties to the attempt? [/QUOTE]

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