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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 2575154" data-attributes="member: 22779">Not at all.  There are numerous books out there that don't follow what I said and deal with the consequences of rule changes.  Rules abortions like the Hulking Hurler come to mind.  Actually, the majority of problems crop up when add-on rules are used in conjunction with other rules that weren't anticipated.  The fact that they are published or not has very little to do with it.  However, when a book is published, it gets put up for review by various people and, when done properly, people will support the changes made in the book.When a DM changes the rules for his own campaign, there is no outside review of those changes.  The only review is from the reaction of the players and this can certainly lead to conflicts around the gaming table.  You don't see house rules being critiqued by umpteen different DM's on Enworld or any of the umpteen other boards unless the DM in question decides to put his houserule up for critique.  Most DM's don't read online boards, so, consequently, most houserules are never reviewed outside of the group which uses them.  That lack of review does lead to some very bad house rules being kept around.On a side note, I forgot about using Feint in combat.  That's another effect of nerfing flat footed.  Without flat footed, the ONLY way a sneak attack works is flanking.  A lone thief can never use his sneak attack ability.  I would say this is a major disadvantage to hand to the rogues in the game.</blockquote>

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