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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 7161971" data-attributes="member: 1465">My preferred playstyle is pretty much the same as yours. Maybe with a preference on the exploration pillar, also reflected in a preference for sandbox campaigns. I like characters playing on their strengths to emphasize the role in "roleplay game".I basically do these too, except the last (I have them go in order, as per normal rules), and I don't even consider these house rules but more like game management style.To steer the game towards my style, I also do the following:- I enforce the right of the DM to grant checks: that the player has the right to attempt at everything doesn't mean there is a check. As a more specific case, I often decide to grant a check depending on whether you're proficient or not, which might mean autosuccess if proficient vs check needed if nonproficient, or it might mean check needed if proficient vs autofailure if nonproficient; the most typical case I use the latter, is with knowledge checks.- I discourage the use of books at the table. I use small printouts to help players with descriptions of their character's abilities. Ideally, I would use ability cards but I never had the time to design past a bunch of samples.- I experiment with various custom character sheets to help players focus on their characters' roles.- I tweak XP awards to pace advancement instead of using standard values. - I don't bother doing precision balancing of encounters, or adventuring days.- I offer alternatives to PC's deaths, discussed with the rest of the group.- I create dynamic magic items that are typically more powerful (not "vertically" but rather in terms of number of abilities) and complicated than usual. "Dynamic" means they can change overtime.</blockquote>

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