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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 9009193" data-attributes="member: 30538">Let me first state that this is not an attempt to insult you or anyone else. It is not an attempt to make light of your question or any part of your post. It is only and simply the most concise answer I can give to this question.Why do RPGs have rules?Because the game designers said so.I'm being totally sincere and serious here. RPGs have rules because the author said, &quot;these are the rules of the game.&quot; Any higher purpose, any philosophical intention, none of that is remotely relevant. It all runs on &quot;because I said so&quot;, where &quot;I&quot; refers to the person who created the game. You are no more obliged to follow those rules than you are to obey any other rules dictated by an authority, but there are always consequences for refusing. The consequence for refusing to follow the rules of a published game is that you may not find it easy to persuade others to play games with you. If that consequence does not bother you, then go ahead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Davies, post: 9009193, member: 30538"] Let me first state that this is not an attempt to insult you or anyone else. It is not an attempt to make light of your question or any part of your post. It is only and simply the most concise answer I can give to this question. Why do RPGs have rules? Because the game designers said so. I'm being totally sincere and serious here. RPGs have rules because the author said, "these are the rules of the game." Any higher purpose, any philosophical intention, none of that is remotely relevant. It all runs on "because I said so", where "I" refers to the person who created the game. You are no more obliged to follow those rules than you are to obey any other rules dictated by an authority, but there are always consequences for refusing. The consequence for refusing to follow the rules of a published game is that you may not find it easy to persuade others to play games with you. If that consequence does not bother you, then go ahead. [/QUOTE]

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