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So, is non-confrontationally and constructively trying to add to a conversation one of those skills that some people can't master, one of those skills that some people aren't given the opportunity to master, or one of those skills that they just can't be bothered to try mastering?
There is also
..have mastered but choose not to exercise.
Look, you sat at my table. Let the dice* fall where they may!And the comment I didn't make was, "If expecting a DM to be reasonable and fair, (maybe even generous!) in the adjudication of a rule is too much to ask, then I don't want to play D&D."
Sometimes, I read some of the posts here on EN World and wonder if anyone plays D&D with people they actually like.For all the talk of session zero and buy-in that happens on this site, there are too many people that assume that players are gonna chafe against at best or hate at worst anything the DM presents.
For all the talk of session zero and buy-in that happens on this site, there are too many people that assume that players are gonna chafe against at best or hate at worst anything the DM presents.
I can't speak for everyone, but I can say that most of the games I've played have started with folks who were relative strangers at the time.Sometimes, I read some of the posts here on EN World and wonder if anyone plays D&D with people they actually like.