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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3058451" data-attributes="member: 35788">I would personally have voted RAW + Houserules.&nbsp; I voted Casual play + Houserules because that was the best option for me.However, the reason that I don't like Casual + Houserulles in place of RAW + Houserules is simple.&nbsp; In my games, I either use a rule or I don't.&nbsp; If I use the rule, it is used as written.&nbsp; If I don't use the rule, then I house rule a totally new rule.&nbsp; There isn't any changing the meaning of the rule so that it makes sense.&nbsp; If I don't like a rule, I eliminate it and possible replace it.I'll give a few examples to help clarify:I typically eliminate the favored class element of the game.&nbsp; I opt not to replace anything instead of it.&nbsp; Thus, it does not really fit the Casual option because I didn't modify it, I merely removed it.I Houseruled the Dodge Feat.&nbsp; I didn't like the added complexity of people having to keep track of against whom their AC increases.&nbsp; So, I eliminated the rule completely and replaced the Dodge feat rules with a new one.&nbsp; AC increases by 1.&nbsp; This isn't a mere reinterpretation of the existing rule, it is a new rule caused by the elimination of the aspect that the AC only goes up against one opponent.Anyway, I don't mean this to be argumentative.&nbsp; Rather, I hoped to explain why I don't &quot;reinterpret rules.&quot;&nbsp; I eiether like them or replace them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3058451, member: 35788"] I would personally have voted RAW + Houserules. I voted Casual play + Houserules because that was the best option for me. However, the reason that I don't like Casual + Houserulles in place of RAW + Houserules is simple. In my games, I either use a rule or I don't. If I use the rule, it is used as written. If I don't use the rule, then I house rule a totally new rule. There isn't any changing the meaning of the rule so that it makes sense. If I don't like a rule, I eliminate it and possible replace it. I'll give a few examples to help clarify: I typically eliminate the favored class element of the game. I opt not to replace anything instead of it. Thus, it does not really fit the Casual option because I didn't modify it, I merely removed it. I Houseruled the Dodge Feat. I didn't like the added complexity of people having to keep track of against whom their AC increases. So, I eliminated the rule completely and replaced the Dodge feat rules with a new one. AC increases by 1. This isn't a mere reinterpretation of the existing rule, it is a new rule caused by the elimination of the aspect that the AC only goes up against one opponent. Anyway, I don't mean this to be argumentative. Rather, I hoped to explain why I don't "reinterpret rules." I eiether like them or replace them. [/QUOTE]

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