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<blockquote data-quote="OakenHart" data-source="post: 9006953" data-attributes="member: 7031328"><p>When I was young, I had a friend who GMed a game without any base rules. It sort of worked and we had fun, but it put an awfully big load on his shoulders to rule on every detail, and I don't think all of us had the same baseline idea of "how crazy can a character get in what they can do and still be reasonable in our game".</p><p></p><p>Having rules sort of sets a baseline in the world that everyone can agree on and gives a rough idea on how those characters' reality works. DM and players can adjust, homebrew, make a quick ruling at the table and such.</p><p></p><p>On the other side of that though, I will say that it's always extremely enjoyable to bring in brand new players. New players may not know the rules very well, but understand they exist. They'll try to do interesting things oftentimes outside of the box that a lot of veteran players won't think of because they're usually thinking in terms of the game rules. At least in my experience, your table may vary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OakenHart, post: 9006953, member: 7031328"] When I was young, I had a friend who GMed a game without any base rules. It sort of worked and we had fun, but it put an awfully big load on his shoulders to rule on every detail, and I don't think all of us had the same baseline idea of "how crazy can a character get in what they can do and still be reasonable in our game". Having rules sort of sets a baseline in the world that everyone can agree on and gives a rough idea on how those characters' reality works. DM and players can adjust, homebrew, make a quick ruling at the table and such. On the other side of that though, I will say that it's always extremely enjoyable to bring in brand new players. New players may not know the rules very well, but understand they exist. They'll try to do interesting things oftentimes outside of the box that a lot of veteran players won't think of because they're usually thinking in terms of the game rules. At least in my experience, your table may vary. [/QUOTE]
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