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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kamosa" data-source="post: 1535473" data-attributes="member: 1037">It depends on why you are bending the rulesI think it comes down to why the GM is bending/breaking the rules for the NPC's.   If they are doing this as a way to beat the players, they are a sad excuse for a GM, and it is totally lame.  If they are doing it as a way to make the game more fun, or facilitate the game some how, then I think it is perfectly fine.Slavish adherence to the rules is boring.   Let's face it, this game used to have a lot less rules and we all got by.  Chance are that there will never be a streamlined system that thinks of every situation and handles is gracefully.  Knowing when to throw a rules exception is a good GM skill.  That said, you can't use it as a weapon against the players and expect happy players.   If your going to alter rules on the fly and have NPC's that don't follow the letter of the law you better make sure you have good GM-Player trust.  If your players know you aren't doing it to screw them, than they won't mind the occasional NPC that didn't obey the rules.  If your players think your a ratbastard GM and you always make up rules to keep them down, then even the slightest deviation from the rules by an NPC is a major insult.That said, be fair and be true to the spirit if not the letter of the game, and your players probably won't mind too much.</blockquote>