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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9755590" data-attributes="member: 6684958">A DM just being a DM is not Railroading.&nbsp; How can the &quot;rules&quot; matter when a DM can do anything?&nbsp; When a DM makes a monster or NPC they can make the numbers whatever they want: this is one of the basic things DMs do.&nbsp; Most RPGs don't have 5,000 page rule books telling a DM every little thing they can do.&nbsp; It is much easier to say &quot;DMs can do anything&quot;.I guess there are games where the DM does not do much?&nbsp; In nearly all traditional games, the DM has to a lot....just about everything for the game.I can agree the direct DM vs player stuff is bad.&nbsp; For the DM to just randomly say &quot;oh all the orcs have elf bane/elf slaying weapons&quot; when the PC is an elf.After that though.....things are fuzzy.&nbsp; If a DM makes a powerful foe with a +12 to hit, any player can whine &quot;the DM make that just to hit my high ac character!&quot;.&nbsp; Except, powerful foes will have high 'to hits'.&nbsp; The same way 'guards' will have high chances to spot sneaky foes....it what a guard does.&nbsp; So this is the classic &quot;the DM can do whatever they want, as long as it is before the game?&quot;.&nbsp; So the DM can have the +10 foe as long as he says &quot;Oh, I made this foe last Sunday&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9755590, member: 6684958"] A DM just being a DM is not Railroading. How can the "rules" matter when a DM can do anything? When a DM makes a monster or NPC they can make the numbers whatever they want: this is one of the basic things DMs do. Most RPGs don't have 5,000 page rule books telling a DM every little thing they can do. It is much easier to say "DMs can do anything". I guess there are games where the DM does not do much? In nearly all traditional games, the DM has to a lot....just about everything for the game. I can agree the direct DM vs player stuff is bad. For the DM to just randomly say "oh all the orcs have elf bane/elf slaying weapons" when the PC is an elf. After that though.....things are fuzzy. If a DM makes a powerful foe with a +12 to hit, any player can whine "the DM make that just to hit my high ac character!". Except, powerful foes will have high 'to hits'. The same way 'guards' will have high chances to spot sneaky foes....it what a guard does. So this is the classic "the DM can do whatever they want, as long as it is before the game?". So the DM can have the +10 foe as long as he says "Oh, I made this foe last Sunday". [/QUOTE]

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