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<blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 1331903" data-attributes="member: 6398">What he said, although stupid little things should be mentioned later since it might be something the GM wants to know about but didn't/forgot.&nbsp; I personally would like to hear from a GM (and thus am more than willing to state as a GM) if it was a mistake or simply a change that wasn't announced but should have been.&nbsp;The side issue of GM's cheating: So what?&nbsp;There are more than a few people that do play D&amp;D for the story element (after all, the engine is there to facilitate the game, not the other way around) more than fullfilling self-empowerment exercises, and for those who do, a little switch-a-roo from the GM to keep things from being too easy isn't a bad thing.&nbsp; Most certainly, if a GM sets up an encounter and it ends up being too tough, I would hope the GM would find a way of rectifying the error before the unintentional but now inevitable tpk occurs (and, obviously, the better the GM, the less cheesy the solution will be).&nbsp; And like it or not, the DMG recommends it!!!&nbsp;DM cheating can get out of hand when it turns into hand-holding, railroading, or breaks any semblence of world consistancy.&nbsp; Otherwise, if it isn't obvious to the players and makes for a better story, than so what?&nbsp; Stop worrying about your XP total and play some more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bendris Noulg, post: 1331903, member: 6398"] What he said, although stupid little things should be mentioned later since it might be something the GM wants to know about but didn't/forgot. I personally would like to hear from a GM (and thus am more than willing to state as a GM) if it was a mistake or simply a change that wasn't announced but should have been. The side issue of GM's cheating: So what? There are more than a few people that do play D&D for the story element (after all, the engine is there to facilitate the game, not the other way around) more than fullfilling self-empowerment exercises, and for those who do, a little switch-a-roo from the GM to keep things from being too easy isn't a bad thing. Most certainly, if a GM sets up an encounter and it ends up being [i]too tough[/i], I would hope the GM would find a way of rectifying the error [i]before[/i] the unintentional but now inevitable tpk occurs (and, obviously, the better the GM, the less cheesy the solution will be). And like it or not, [b]the DMG recommends it[/b]!!! DM cheating [i]can[/i] get out of hand when it turns into hand-holding, railroading, or breaks any semblence of world consistancy. Otherwise, if it isn't obvious to the players and makes for a better story, than so what? Stop worrying about your XP total and play some more. [/QUOTE]

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