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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 8288911" data-attributes="member: 93670">That's fine if a system isn't for everyone, but 5e has a special revocation of excuse here.  d&d had significant GM facing stuff devoted to exactly the kind of thing that [USER=7027139]@loverdrive[/USER] seemed to be talking about in the past.  If you go back & look at the 2e or 3.x dmg  there is a huge percentage of it aimed at supplying the gm with exactly that kind of system & game understanding.  I skipped 4e so  won't comment on that edition, but 5e just says rulings not rules & leaves the gm to figure it out with blind trial & error.  "5e is a different kind of game" is a bad excuse that only goes so far.  Take <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/so-when-do-the-announce-the-july-book-guesses-on-what-itll-be-%F0%9F%A4%94.679574/post-8254435" target="_blank">awarding experience</a>, past editions had advice that better equips  5e gm than 5e's own anemic guidance.  <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/giving-an-ad-d-feel-to-5e.679228/page-10#post-8243611" target="_blank">Awarding treasure</a> is another area where past editions  had extensive advice into important aspects that are not going to be immediately grasped without time & likely mistakes.  For all the lip service 5e gives to rulings not rules that's another area where 5e literally <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/giving-an-ad-d-feel-to-5e.679228/page-7#post-8241363" target="_blank">excised rules that aided players & gms to all be on the same page</a> when going outside the letter of existing & written rulesoh indeed, but that's sandwiched between some details on starting point buy allowances & limits then followed up with a 30ish question character quiz thing[spoiler="this"]Character Quiz** What are your character’s central strengths and weaknesses?What are your character’s central strengths and weaknesses?** What is your character’s primary emotional state?What is your character’s primary emotional state?** What role does your character fill in a group?What role does your character fill in a group?** Describe your character’s family or tribe.Describe your character’s family or tribe.** Who are your character’s three most valuable contacts?Who are your character’s three most valuable contacts?** What personal values and beliefs does your character hold?What personal values and beliefs does your character hold?** To whom is your character closest and why?To whom is your character closest and why?** What does your character need the most?What does your character need the most?** What are your character’s life goals?What are your character’s life goals?** What does your character fear the most?What does your character fear the most?** Describe your character’s appearance.Describe your character’s appearance.** How does your character define “heroism”?How does your character define “heroism”?** Describe your character’s hobbies, interests, desires, and likes.Describe your character’s hobbies, interests, desires, and likes.** What would your character do if they killed an innocent bystander?What would your character do if they killed an innocent bystander?** For what does your character have little patience and tolerance?For what does your character have little patience and tolerance?** Does your character hide any emotions in public?Does your character hide any emotions in public?** How does your character view death and beyond?How does your character view death and beyond?** What does your character dislike about themselves?What does your character dislike about themselves?** Describe your character’s bedroom or rest location.Describe your character’s bedroom or rest location.** Describe a perfect date night or other enjoyable outing.Describe a perfect date night or other enjoyable outing.** Describe your character’s relationship with money.Describe your character’s relationship with money.** Describe your character’s views on authority and the law.Describe your character’s views on authority and the law.** Who has impacted your character’s life direction the most?Who has impacted your character’s life direction the most?** How does your character view forgiveness and revenge?How does your character view forgiveness and revenge?** What are the origins of your character’s special abilities?What are the origins of your character’s special abilities?** What is the prime motivation behind your character’s actions?What is the prime motivation behind your character’s actions?** In which way does your character focus their personal growth?In which way does your character focus their personal growth?** Describe the accomplishment of which your character is most proud.Describe the accomplishment of which your character is most proud.** How does your character think they might die?How does your character think they might die?** How would your character describe themselves in a single sentence?How would your character describe themselves in a single sentence?[/spoiler]Because of the way point buy works there is a lot more built in customization& associated advice throughout the races classes abilities & so on and those tend to have a decent chunk of guidance that's hard to avoid.  Either way, even a character who rabidly avoids it will have a difficult time making the gm look like the bad guy when the gm is trying to point out what it says on a specific page.</blockquote>

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