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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8388585" data-attributes="member: 27996">Lazy writing IMHO. 5e relies far too much on its network effect to smooth over its rough edges.&quot;Rulings not rules&quot;, does not preclude having the rules part clear and easily accessible within the actual 'rule book'!A GM will have to make rulings even with something crunchier like 3e, and they don't stop at the lighter end with B/X or its clones like OSE (Old School Essentials).But even with a lighter game a GM can't remember everything, so having a organized and easily referenced rule book&nbsp; is nothing to be sneezed at. In fact one of the chief virtues of buying OSE as opposed to finding a copy of original B/X is its superior organization.When those rules are written in a ambiguous conversational fashion and you are only&nbsp; inconsistently able to reference them in a timely manner at the table during play - then one can expect GM rulings based on that house of cards to share the same traits.&nbsp; Garbage in, garbage out.The rules provide the framework on which the GM makes their rulings.With an accessible and tightly written rules to use as a framework, it is more likely that a prospective GM's rulings will be made in a more clear and consistent manner.Quality in, quality out...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8388585, member: 27996"] Lazy writing IMHO. 5e relies far too much on its network effect to smooth over its rough edges. "Rulings not rules", does not preclude having the rules part clear and easily accessible within the actual 'rule book'! A GM will have to make rulings even with something crunchier like 3e, and they don't stop at the lighter end with B/X or its clones like OSE (Old School Essentials). But even with a lighter game a GM can't remember everything, so having a organized and easily referenced rule book is nothing to be sneezed at. In fact one of the chief virtues of buying OSE as opposed to finding a copy of original B/X is its superior organization. When those rules are written in a ambiguous conversational fashion and you are only inconsistently able to reference them in a timely manner at the table during play - then one can expect GM rulings based on that house of cards to share the same traits. Garbage in, garbage out. The rules provide the framework on which the GM makes their rulings. With an accessible and tightly written rules to use as a framework, it is more likely that a prospective GM's rulings will be made in a more clear and consistent manner. Quality in, quality out... [/QUOTE]

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