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<blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 6801281" data-attributes="member: 23935">I never said exploration/discovery was the reason for it.&nbsp; I answered your question as to why hide maps/stats and noted that justification can't extend to fudging.&nbsp; How many DMs have validated their belief that fudging increases player enjoyment?&nbsp; Judging from the latest player-focused poll, most people profess fudging is not desirable which probably means there is at least one person at the table whose enjoyment is lessened through fudging.&nbsp; No.&nbsp; The game of D&amp;D offers an exploration element as part of its basic play.&nbsp; Hiding exploratory elements is an assumed standard of play in exploration games.&nbsp; Some people play for that element.&nbsp; Not providing that element at a table subverts that form of play and can lessen or even negate enjoyment for some players as you are violating basic precepts of the game you are ostensibly playing.&nbsp; If the table of people don't want an exploration game, it is likely they didn't sit down to play D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nagol, post: 6801281, member: 23935"] I never said exploration/discovery was the reason for it. I answered your question as to why hide maps/stats and noted that justification can't extend to fudging. How many DMs have validated their belief that fudging increases player enjoyment? Judging from the latest player-focused poll, most people profess fudging is not desirable which probably means there is at least one person at the table whose enjoyment is lessened through fudging. No. The game of D&D offers an exploration element as part of its basic play. Hiding exploratory elements is an assumed standard of play in exploration games. Some people play for that element. Not providing that element at a table subverts that form of play and can lessen or even negate enjoyment for some players as you are violating basic precepts of the game you are ostensibly playing. If the table of people don't want an exploration game, it is likely they didn't sit down to play D&D. [/QUOTE]

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