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<blockquote data-quote="EroGaki" data-source="post: 4861785" data-attributes="member: 57909">I have a problem with this. I may be in the minority, but just deciding &quot;I want the pirate to have an AC of 21&quot; and not backing it up feels like cheating.I've DM'd my fair share of games, and I know firsthand the headache it can cause, especially in situations like the pirate, but I don't like bending the rules to that extent; I like to play the same game and use the same rules as the player. If a player asked me how it is possible for a bare-chested pirate to have a high AC, I would like to actually be capable of answering within the rules of the game. Basically, I tend to dislike using the DM Card and saying &quot;because I said so.&quot;That's not saying that some special abilities/powers/pacts that the PC's don't have acess to can't be invented; it is a magical world after all. I'm just saying that the players are bound to the rules of the game; the DM should be too. As a player, I would feel cheated if my DM did this. But then, I guess that's why I don't play 4E; I like both DM and players being on the same page rules wise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EroGaki, post: 4861785, member: 57909"] I have a problem with this. I may be in the minority, but just deciding "I want the pirate to have an AC of 21" and not backing it up feels like cheating. I've DM'd my fair share of games, and I know firsthand the headache it can cause, especially in situations like the pirate, but I don't like bending the rules to that extent; I like to play the same game and use the same rules as the player. If a player asked me how it is possible for a bare-chested pirate to have a high AC, I would like to actually be capable of answering within the rules of the game. Basically, I tend to dislike using the DM Card and saying "because I said so." That's not saying that some special abilities/powers/pacts that the PC's don't have acess to can't be invented; it is a magical world after all. I'm just saying that the players are bound to the rules of the game; the DM should be too. As a player, I would feel cheated if my DM did this. But then, I guess that's why I don't play 4E; I like both DM and players being on the same page rules wise. [/QUOTE]

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