Hypersmurf
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KarinsDad said:And, it does get old to hear players over and over again justifying poorly written or at least poorly anticipated rules with "Well, that's the way it works, hence, it's ok.". Maybe for their game, but not for mine.
Well, if you change the rule for your game, the universe no longer works that way, and expectations and actions should change accordingly.
But unless you change the rule, thousands of years of empirical evidence will back up the fact that it makes sense for the barbarian to step off the cliff. The character has no reason to think it's cheesy or silly, because 95% of high level barbarians who step off cliffs survive.
I have no problem with a DM changing the rule if that bothers him. But since the mechanics do define the world, a player can only play according to the mechanics that are in place for the game.
-Hyp.