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<blockquote data-quote="EroGaki" data-source="post: 4861869" data-attributes="member: 57909">As I have explained, &quot;Because I said so&quot; isn't the same as creating a prestige class/template/whatever. Any of those things exist in the game world, for good or ill, to be used by or against the players.&quot;Because I said so&quot; is nothing more than a smoke screen for the DM to *possibly be a tyrant. &quot;Because I said so&quot; implies that at any point in the game, the DM can do whatever he wants to your character.The Gotcha game won't happen if you actually play by the rules, IMO. As long as you use the rules as a framework (even if it is incredibly loose and far-fetched) you will be fine. If you get caught with your pants down because a player discovered that Mr. Pirate has no mechanical basis for being a badass other than &quot;because I said so,&quot; then you'll be in trouble.* I say this only because I myself have experienced this sort of tyranny. Most DM's aren't like that, and if it sounded like I was saying you were, I apologize; it was not how I meant it to come off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EroGaki, post: 4861869, member: 57909"] As I have explained, "Because I said so" isn't the same as creating a prestige class/template/whatever. Any of those things exist in the game world, for good or ill, to be used by or against the players. "Because I said so" is nothing more than a smoke screen for the DM to *possibly be a tyrant. "Because I said so" implies that at any point in the game, the DM can do whatever he wants to your character. The Gotcha game won't happen if you actually play by the rules, IMO. As long as you use the rules as a framework (even if it is incredibly loose and far-fetched) you will be fine. If you get caught with your pants down because a player discovered that Mr. Pirate has no mechanical basis for being a badass other than "because I said so," [I]then [/I]you'll be in trouble. * I say this only because I myself have experienced this sort of tyranny. Most DM's aren't like that, and if it sounded like I was saying you were, I apologize; it was not how I meant it to come off. [/QUOTE]

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