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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6802055" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Like [MENTION=23935]Nagol[/MENTION], I used to have DM's who thought this way. And, as he rightly pointed out, this is a self correcting problem.</p><p></p><p>The funny thing [MENTION=23751]Maxperson[/MENTION] is, you on one hand claim that allowing the players to know the monster's stat block will always result in less enjoyment of the game, and then claim that fudging will always increase the enjoyment of the game. This is why you're getting so much pushback. People in this thread have told you directly that fudging in the game decreases their enjoyment. Instead of accepting that, you claim that you are so good at lying that we'd never know and we'd be happier for it. </p><p></p><p>IOW, you apparently know better what would make me happier at the table and then try to cover over your personal preferences by claiming "lots of people" feel the way you do. 20% of respondents in this thread say they never fudge, presumably because they don't like it. That's one in five. Meaning that at least one of your players hates the fact that you fudge but, probably doesn't make an issue out of it because it's not worth it. Or, to put it another way, your fudging is likely harming the enjoyment of at least one of your players.</p><p></p><p>Some of us have zero problems with TPK's. That's fantastic and memorable. The DM saving me is neither.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6802055, member: 22779"] Like [MENTION=23935]Nagol[/MENTION], I used to have DM's who thought this way. And, as he rightly pointed out, this is a self correcting problem. The funny thing [MENTION=23751]Maxperson[/MENTION] is, you on one hand claim that allowing the players to know the monster's stat block will always result in less enjoyment of the game, and then claim that fudging will always increase the enjoyment of the game. This is why you're getting so much pushback. People in this thread have told you directly that fudging in the game decreases their enjoyment. Instead of accepting that, you claim that you are so good at lying that we'd never know and we'd be happier for it. IOW, you apparently know better what would make me happier at the table and then try to cover over your personal preferences by claiming "lots of people" feel the way you do. 20% of respondents in this thread say they never fudge, presumably because they don't like it. That's one in five. Meaning that at least one of your players hates the fact that you fudge but, probably doesn't make an issue out of it because it's not worth it. Or, to put it another way, your fudging is likely harming the enjoyment of at least one of your players. Some of us have zero problems with TPK's. That's fantastic and memorable. The DM saving me is neither. [/QUOTE]
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