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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7140274" data-attributes="member: 29398">That sounds like a very 3e-based perspective, where the rules acted more like boundaries than they do in either 1e or 5e.Obviously, and a DM has to make rulings whenever one comes up; and these rulings will of course vary from table to table (though I think we'll all agree that a 5-mile nuclear blast from a sword strike would be ruled against).But it really is a different perspective.&nbsp; In 1e (and, from what I can tell, in 5e) you may in theory try anything at a character level unless a rule specifically says you cannot.&nbsp; In 3e, however, it was more that you may not try something unless a rule specifies that you can (and if someone did try something outside the box the DM had to find a way to justify it within the rules).The same applies to what a DM may do.&nbsp; If I as a 1e (or someone as a 5e) DM decide that gods can grant xp, then gods can grant xp.&nbsp; If I decide they can't, they can't.&nbsp; There's nothing official anywhere to back it up either way.&nbsp; Rulings, not rules.OK.&nbsp; I'm used to 1e wishes that really could move mountains. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />And difficult terrain, at that!Lan-&quot;I've never been to Nebraska, though I've more than once been in every state that touches it&quot;-efan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7140274, member: 29398"] That sounds like a very 3e-based perspective, where the rules acted more like boundaries than they do in either 1e or 5e. Obviously, and a DM has to make rulings whenever one comes up; and these rulings will of course vary from table to table (though I think we'll all agree that a 5-mile nuclear blast from a sword strike would be ruled against). But it really is a different perspective. In 1e (and, from what I can tell, in 5e) you may in theory try anything at a character level unless a rule specifically says you cannot. In 3e, however, it was more that you may not try something unless a rule specifies that you can (and if someone did try something outside the box the DM had to find a way to justify it within the rules). The same applies to what a DM may do. If I as a 1e (or someone as a 5e) DM decide that gods can grant xp, then gods can grant xp. If I decide they can't, they can't. There's nothing official anywhere to back it up either way. Rulings, not rules. OK. I'm used to 1e wishes that really could move mountains. :) And difficult terrain, at that! Lan-"I've never been to Nebraska, though I've more than once been in every state that touches it"-efan [/QUOTE]

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