sapphyreelf wrote...
Sialater wrote...
My husband has been DM'ing since he was 12 through all iterations of the D&D books. He's very professional about it. He makes sure he knows the rules before questions come up, so all we have to do is sit back and be our characters.
One of my friends is whom we call our Rules Lawyer - but he's not obnoxious about it. If a question about the rules comes up, he will handle it by the book - regardless of whom it is in favor of. He also doesn't try to bend the rules to his favor.
My current gaming group is awesome because we've all thrown our hats in the ring for running games, and we all seem to enjoy the various styles. (I actually get hounded by one of the players on a regular basis because my game isn't running...)
*Rises and takes a deep breath* Hi, my name is Sbri, and I am a tabletop RPGer. Worse yet, I've even LARPed. I actually met my husband at a LARP. *sigh*
Ironically enough, the two times I've GMed, I had more sucess by going the exact opposite direction with the rules. If there was a question as to the rule, and we couldn't find the answer in the book within 30 seconds, I would call time and do a single roll, difficulty chosen by me with one appeal per session. Kept things moving, and the players I had appriciated the lack of rules lawyering that went on.