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The DM's greatest ability, is the power of adaptability.
Changing the story depending on the players, or even changing the rules.
Something Spike here has definitely learned.
Changing the story depending on the players, or even changing the rules.
Something Spike here has definitely learned.
That's EXACTLY the way magic works in XD20, which is one reason why I find that style of game so easy to play and DM.
Tell the DM what you want to do.
The DM tells you what to roll.
Done.
Tell the DM what you want to do.
The DM tells you what to roll.
Done.
And it's not like Spike can't say, "you don't know how to do that" or "that can't be done" or whatever. He knows the rules (and the loopholes) even if Dash doesn't.
Those are actually times where the advice of "don't say no" properly applies: You don't say "you can't do that," you ask for the player to roll and then tell them it failed, (because they couldn't do it¹). If they want to determine how hard it is, let them², as even a yahright difficulty can create a character goal³.
1: e.g. In a 'count the successes' dice pool system, it needed 20 successes and the PC only rolls 6 dice.
2: That might only require 4 successes to get a near-exact value, with even 2 saying "at least a dozen."
3: The Watsonian "I need power, knowledge and the right conditions," to the Doylist "how am I going to get that many dice?"
1: e.g. In a 'count the successes' dice pool system, it needed 20 successes and the PC only rolls 6 dice.
2: That might only require 4 successes to get a near-exact value, with even 2 saying "at least a dozen."
3: The Watsonian "I need power, knowledge and the right conditions," to the Doylist "how am I going to get that many dice?"
Spike using the Gold Rule The DM could adapt the rules and setting for a better player experience.
Imagine kids that watched the cartoon and decided they want to play DnD. "I want to be a wizard, like Presto! I want to put stuff out of my magic hat." And then DM needs to explain to them that magic doesn't work this way.
To be fair, it's pretty random what magic Presto gets coming out of his hat and I feel that not having any control can get frustrating.
Guest Author's Note: "Sometimes, problems at the table aren't a catastrophe. They just need a little bit of honest conversation, and a little bit of trust.
And loosening the restrictions on your unlimited godlike power, but hey, we've all played D&D, we know that's just the way the universe crumbles."