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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5980028" data-attributes="member: 82106">Sure, run a poll. I think you'll be surprised. I've run and played in a wide variety of games over the past 35 years. I've seen basically none with systematized house rules. Obviously they exist, but I think they are mostly restricted to the type of people that post here. Very few players post, and by my observation only a fairly small number more DMs. For instance I think 1 other person from my state has posted here since I've been active that I've seen. Yet I easily know 10 other active GMs, there are plenty of people playing RPGs.IMHO there's a very big difference between house rules and home brew. I think it is also pretty dubious to say that because a DM happens to say use a particular style of interaction in say 4e with skills which is different from yours that either of you are using a house rule. There's a WIDE amount of latitude in using the rules. In any case some particular quirk of a DM is hardly systematic. The reason I make this kind of distinction is for instance I don't believe most players and DMs expect a game these days to be a 'kit', they expect it to be a game they can play, and that works. Clearly RPGs require some input from the people using them, but MANY people just want a clear set of rules that they can follow and have a good game. Even with all my years of play experience and undoubted ability to make up house rules or entire RPGs I would much rather pick a set of rules that works well and spend my time on other things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5980028, member: 82106"] Sure, run a poll. I think you'll be surprised. I've run and played in a wide variety of games over the past 35 years. I've seen basically none with systematized house rules. Obviously they exist, but I think they are mostly restricted to the type of people that post here. Very few players post, and by my observation only a fairly small number more DMs. For instance I think 1 other person from my state has posted here since I've been active that I've seen. Yet I easily know 10 other active GMs, there are plenty of people playing RPGs. IMHO there's a very big difference between house rules and home brew. I think it is also pretty dubious to say that because a DM happens to say use a particular style of interaction in say 4e with skills which is different from yours that either of you are using a house rule. There's a WIDE amount of latitude in using the rules. In any case some particular quirk of a DM is hardly systematic. The reason I make this kind of distinction is for instance I don't believe most players and DMs expect a game these days to be a 'kit', they expect it to be a game they can play, and that works. Clearly RPGs require some input from the people using them, but MANY people just want a clear set of rules that they can follow and have a good game. Even with all my years of play experience and undoubted ability to make up house rules or entire RPGs I would much rather pick a set of rules that works well and spend my time on other things. [/QUOTE]

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