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<blockquote data-quote="rlor" data-source="post: 6804404" data-attributes="member: 6803226">Which is one of the reasons this topic has been so hotly discussed.&nbsp; Few would say the DM does not have the ability to fudge, they argue that they shouldn't.&nbsp; The DM has the power to turn D&amp;D into &quot;Sunshine Boulevard - The Secret Lives of Serial Killers... and Dragons&quot; and they wouldn't be breaking a rule to do so.&nbsp; Obviously the two are at opposite ends of the scale on severity in going against expectations.I have a bit more moderate view.&nbsp; I don't fudge, I did when I first started DMing because that is how I thought it was supposed to work.&nbsp; Over the years I changed my mind.&nbsp; There was no moment of a player calling me out either, I just came to have a different viewpoint.I think there are tables where it is a bad idea to fudge because the people sitting at them would vastly prefer the dice to fall where they may, are prepared and even excited to deal with the consequences, and are fairly observant people.&nbsp; There are probably a significant amount of tables where the players would expect the DM to fudge to save their character they've grown attached to as well.&nbsp; I'm probably never going to be at the same table as you or vice versa so it really doesn't affect me if you fudge or not.&nbsp; When talking about every table though, I think there are those where fudging is going to be a bad idea yet their game will still be enjoyable without it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rlor, post: 6804404, member: 6803226"] Which is one of the reasons this topic has been so hotly discussed. Few would say the DM does not have the ability to fudge, they argue that they shouldn't. The DM has the power to turn D&D into "Sunshine Boulevard - The Secret Lives of Serial Killers... and Dragons" and they wouldn't be breaking a rule to do so. Obviously the two are at opposite ends of the scale on severity in going against expectations. I have a bit more moderate view. I don't fudge, I did when I first started DMing because that is how I thought it was supposed to work. Over the years I changed my mind. There was no moment of a player calling me out either, I just came to have a different viewpoint. I think there are tables where it is a bad idea to fudge because the people sitting at them would vastly prefer the dice to fall where they may, are prepared and even excited to deal with the consequences, and are fairly observant people. There are probably a significant amount of tables where the players would expect the DM to fudge to save their character they've grown attached to as well. I'm probably never going to be at the same table as you or vice versa so it really doesn't affect me if you fudge or not. When talking about every table though, I think there are those where fudging is going to be a bad idea yet their game will still be enjoyable without it. [/QUOTE]

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