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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 4330284" data-attributes="member: 3192">You've got it backwards. The world dictates the rules, not vice versa.&nbsp; There is no &quot;official&quot; ruleset.&nbsp; Rules are completely secondary and GMs can take or discard them as desired.The GM adjudicates based upon the design of the world.&nbsp; Like a judge making decisions based upon the Law.GMs prerogative here as long as the end results are true to the world.As I said in my previous posts, such specificity is completely unnecessary unless the PCs are delving into it.&nbsp; Combat can be a coin flip if that is the degree of focus on that element of the game.&nbsp; (probably best to decide that one beforehand as it's so popular tho)This is the GM operating according the authority of the world.&nbsp; Your GM's reasoned that buildings burn down to the ground when lit aflame.&nbsp; Are you telling me you'd disagree that buildings burn?&nbsp; That's completely ridiculous.&nbsp; Players play PCs, not Gods.&nbsp; What are you thinking?Again, the world is pre-constructed by every player of the game (including GM) as much as they wish beforehand.&nbsp; This stuff you are making up about the rules having some kind of authority is just bunk.&nbsp; Please, please tell me.&nbsp; Why on earth would anyone choose to allow rules to dictate their &quot;imagined space&quot; as you call it?&nbsp; Why doesn't the desired imagined space always dictate to the rules?&nbsp; Lack of desire to portray the world accurately?&nbsp; I don't honestly know.The world, like the law, doesn't &quot;do or react&quot; it uses others to act on it's behalf.&nbsp; When they do the law/world can gives them the authority to do so.&nbsp; If your ruleset isn't accurately portraying the world you've created to the degree your players enjoy, toss those rules and use different ones.&nbsp; There are plenty out there.&nbsp; Overriding poor functioning rules is not just an authority given to the GM by the world, it's a obligation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 4330284, member: 3192"] You've got it backwards. The world dictates the rules, not vice versa. There is no "official" ruleset. Rules are completely secondary and GMs can take or discard them as desired. The GM adjudicates based upon the design of the world. Like a judge making decisions based upon the Law. GMs prerogative here as long as the end results are true to the world. As I said in my previous posts, such specificity is completely unnecessary unless the PCs are delving into it. Combat can be a coin flip if that is the degree of focus on that element of the game. (probably best to decide that one beforehand as it's so popular tho) This is the GM operating according the authority of the world. Your GM's reasoned that buildings burn down to the ground when lit aflame. Are you telling me you'd disagree that buildings burn? That's completely ridiculous. Players play PCs, not Gods. What are you thinking? Again, the world is pre-constructed by every player of the game (including GM) as much as they wish beforehand. This stuff you are making up about the rules having some kind of authority is just bunk. Please, please tell me. Why on earth would anyone choose to allow rules to dictate their "imagined space" as you call it? Why doesn't the desired imagined space always dictate to the rules? Lack of desire to portray the world accurately? I don't honestly know. The world, like the law, doesn't "do or react" it uses others to act on it's behalf. When they do the law/world can gives them the authority to do so. If your ruleset isn't accurately portraying the world you've created to the degree your players enjoy, toss those rules and use different ones. There are plenty out there. Overriding poor functioning rules is not just an authority given to the GM by the world, it's a obligation. [/QUOTE]

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