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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6089224" data-attributes="member: 6669384">I have a reputation for surprising my DMs with tactics or solutions for solving problems.&nbsp; Not all DMs appreciate the surprises.So where do you,as a DM or player, draw the line between &quot;being innovative&quot; and &quot;ambushing the DM&quot;?Example:&nbsp; Facing a Baselisk, I used Dust of Disappearance, on the Baselisk himself.&nbsp; His Gaze attack requires that you be able to see his eyes, after all.&nbsp; Thus began a debate about whether or not there was or should be a Save against that, when the target is unwilling.Now for me, the downside has become that I have to warn the DMs, well in advance, of my intended tactics, and intended uses for any magic item my character wants to acquire.My character recently tried to get the Alchemical recipe for Pixie Dust (Arms &amp; Equipment Guide).&nbsp; He didn't have any specific use in mind though, so I couldn't give the advance warning.&nbsp; The DM, suspecting an ambush in the offing, declined to allow it.So again, how do you handle this sort of thing as a DM, or as a player?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6089224, member: 6669384"] I have a reputation for surprising my DMs with tactics or solutions for solving problems. Not all DMs appreciate the surprises. So where do you,as a DM or player, draw the line between "being innovative" and "ambushing the DM"? Example: Facing a Baselisk, I used Dust of Disappearance, on the Baselisk himself. His Gaze attack requires that you be able to see his eyes, after all. Thus began a debate about whether or not there was or should be a Save against that, when the target is unwilling. Now for me, the downside has become that I have to warn the DMs, well in advance, of my intended tactics, and intended uses for any magic item my character wants to acquire. My character recently tried to get the Alchemical recipe for Pixie Dust (Arms & Equipment Guide). He didn't have any specific use in mind though, so I couldn't give the advance warning. The DM, suspecting an ambush in the offing, declined to allow it. So again, how do you handle this sort of thing as a DM, or as a player? [/QUOTE]

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