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#1 Oraibi Sep 19, 2014 2:12:03	5e is based on the philosophy "Rulings not Rules."   When you make a ruling about something, do you write it down and that then becomes a (house) rule in your game? Or do you reserve the right to decide the same ruling completely differently next time the issue comes up?
#2 NoNeedForNames Sep 19, 2014 6:12:01	Oraibi wrote:
#3 Plaguescarred1 Sep 20, 2014 2:47:54	As a DM I usually don't record rulings i make, rulings are interpretations of the rules i make to adjucate a situation at hand, but I keep a logsheet of any houserules i use that depart from the rules as written though.
#4 Nevvur Sep 19, 2014 6:32:35	Oraibi wrote:
#5 iserith Sep 19, 2014 6:37:08	No, I don't track rulings. No ruling is precedent - the DM isn't a supreme court justice. Every situation and ruling is different.   If the rules have completely fallen down on the job, then a house rule is in order to fix an error in design. But I haven't found any need for this as yet in D&D 5e.
#6 bawylie Sep 19, 2014 7:22:33	Why track when I'm always right?
#7 Akeisha Sep 19, 2014 7:38:25	It depends on the situation and the longer term effect it would have on the game...   I do not worry about minor things, but if it is a bigger issue, then yes it becomes a house rule so that there is consistency all throughout from that point forward.
#8 Kentus Sep 19, 2014 8:34:56	Depends. For special encounters: Fast and without doubt just spit out.   For something that might come more often into play: Temporary ruling, review it until the game session.   A real houserule: Always write it down for your players to see. Makes it just more official.
(Reply to #6) AaronOfBarbaria	bawylie wrote:
#10 Eris.Shrugged Sep 19, 2014 9:15:53	As a general rule, no I do not track my rulings. My rulings tend to be heavily infulenced by situation and dramatic need, that the ruling is likely to be unhelpful in another case, so I tend to make them as the circumstances demand, and then change or keep it the same next time, depending on what will make for the best game for my players.
#11 Centauri Sep 19, 2014 10:22:48	I do not track my rulings. A player might, though, and if they recall (and care enough to speak up) I'll go with their recollection.
#12 ankiyavon Sep 19, 2014 14:04:38	Any ruling I make at the table is non-precedental, because I don't want to have to take the time to explore every possible avenue it might be used in, I want to make the ruling and get back to play.     After the session, I will generally put in the time to figure out a house rule that will cover the situation which came up.  The house rule I end up on may or may not end up ruling the same way as the one at the table, and may or may not cover other situations as well.
#13 Ansbach Sep 19, 2014 22:42:45	I make a ruling on the fly at the table, then make a note to look up the rule after the game is over.  If it is something covered and we got it wrong, I'll send out the correct rule to the players but won't retcon.  If it's not covered and it is important enough, it will become a house rule for the sake of consistency.
#14 Moirdryd2 Sep 20, 2014 6:02:11	Nope, I run it on a case by case basis. If people recall something happening a certain way before I take that into consideration, but just because it worked that way before doesn't mean it'll work that way in anything excepting the exact same conditions (although odds are if the conditions are not taht exotic then I;d already have ruled in the same way anyway). Consitency is very important so if it's something game changing or the applicationm of a standard rule to a common enough occurance in a certain way then yes it gets noted.
#15 Nevvur Sep 20, 2014 6:32:45	Centauri wrote:
#16 Centauri Sep 20, 2014 13:17:17	Nevvur wrote:
#17 Touc Sep 20, 2014 11:52:33	Negative, I want the game to keep going on rather than bog down into a rules argument. I go with what best makes sense.