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<blockquote data-quote="dren" data-source="post: 753108" data-attributes="member: 5176">Bow to the Will of the Dice..........Fudge dice rolls - nah - I don't use dice roll, I just determine the number at a my whim, which includes things like monster stats, damage done, wandering monsters, etcOh yeah, I really don't use rules either. they can change at any time depending upon how I feel about the player. If they bring me chocolate or cash in small unmarked bills, they usually do fine.&lt;End Sarcasm, here&gt;No, wait a second. I'm sorry, that only happens in my dream games, because players usually care if you don't jerk them around. Being honest with them is better in the long run. As a DM you can bend game reality, which should enable you to get around anything without fudging dice rolls or cheating. If something went horribly wrong, say to the players, ooops, I MADE A MISTAKE. Hit the re-wind button, and re-play the scenario. Have a celestial raise them. Let them awake from a dream. It was all foreshadowing events. A high level cleric casts reverse time.&nbsp; Etc...It's taken me 10+ years to be a reasonably &quot;fair&quot; (I won't say good) DM, 90% of the time if there's a problem,&nbsp; it's mine because I misplanned the thing. But whatever the dice say, they rule the game. A DM is another kind of player, the dice are the only god the game has ever needed. The more I play, the more I learn to trust the game completely to the dice. Whatever happens, guess what, it's still only a game!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dren, post: 753108, member: 5176"] [b]Bow to the Will of the Dice..........[/b] Fudge dice rolls - nah - I don't use dice roll, I just determine the number at a my whim, which includes things like monster stats, damage done, wandering monsters, etc Oh yeah, I really don't use rules either. they can change at any time depending upon how I feel about the player. If they bring me chocolate or cash in small unmarked bills, they usually do fine. <End Sarcasm, here> No, wait a second. I'm sorry, that only happens in my dream games, because players usually care if you don't jerk them around. Being honest with them is better in the long run. As a DM you can bend game reality, which should enable you to get around anything without fudging dice rolls or cheating. If something went horribly wrong, say to the players, ooops, I MADE A MISTAKE. Hit the re-wind button, and re-play the scenario. Have a celestial raise them. Let them awake from a dream. It was all foreshadowing events. A high level cleric casts reverse time. Etc... It's taken me 10+ years to be a reasonably "fair" (I won't say good) DM, 90% of the time if there's a problem, it's mine because I misplanned the thing. But whatever the dice say, they rule the game. A DM is another kind of player, the dice are the only god the game has ever needed. The more I play, the more I learn to trust the game completely to the dice. Whatever happens, guess what, it's still only a game! [/QUOTE]

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