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#1 Mistwell Dec 31, 2014 10:06:07	Sacrosanct came up with this excellent flowchart which tells you how to interpret rules in D&D 5th Edition. He's called it "Waibel's Rule of Interpretation". If you're ever stuck on how to use a rule, quickly consult this chart to find out what to do!
#2 Leugren Dec 31, 2014 11:16:07	Mistwell wrote:
#3 Orethalion Dec 31, 2014 10:47:22	Leugren wrote:
#4 Mistwell Dec 31, 2014 10:56:15	Leugren wrote:
#5 Leugren Dec 31, 2014 11:14:15	Mistwell wrote:
#6 Mistwell Dec 31, 2014 11:15:02	Leugren wrote:
#7 Leugren Dec 31, 2014 21:46:58	Mistwell wrote:
#8 Orethalion Dec 31, 2014 11:21:12	Mistwell wrote:
#9 Wuzzard Dec 31, 2014 14:25:09	This is exactly the flow chart I follow when considering any and all rules, races, classes, monsters, traps, feats, proficiencies, backgrounds, sidebars and fluff text.
#10 SilentSin Dec 31, 2014 16:39:05	I like how the flowchart says you can "change it to fit your needs", and then end up with something you're not OK with.
(Reply to #10) Devils-Advocate	SilentSin wrote:
#12 MechaPilot Dec 31, 2014 18:06:54	Devils-Advocate wrote:
#13 Noon Dec 31, 2014 21:19:24	I'd have some 'Make a mental note : just because it didn't make sense to me doesn't mean it doesn't make sense at all - I may not have grasped it and should check on this again latter'.   On 'Are you okay with it' I'd instead have 'Keep in mind even if you're not okay with it, maybe that is this game - like none of us liked the taste of bitter beer at first but came to love it, maybe the taste of the game is bitter - but you'll come to get why if you follow rather than ignore the rules'   Granted, that's a lot of text.
#14 Oraibi Dec 31, 2014 23:24:12	Apart from this being a joke, there also needs to be a step that asks if you understand the rule before you change it, and also understand what unintentional effects could result from the rule.
#15 AaronOfBarbaria Jan 01, 2015 3:29:18	I have loved the taste of beer from the very first sip, but otherwise agree with noon on this: not being okay with it now isn't necessarily never being.
(Reply to #13) EzechielDantan	Noon wrote:
#17 Brock_Landers Jan 01, 2015 5:21:09	AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
#18 Leugren Jan 01, 2015 5:45:44	Hey, folks, this entire thread and the flowchart that goes with it was intended as a lark!  Read post #6.  Mistwell is not seriously advocating the use of a flowchart for purposes of interpreting the rules.
#19 Noon Jan 01, 2015 20:19:24	So he doesn't consider things like that at all? Seems like what a lot of gamers might think, even if they don't write it down in flowchart form.     EzechielDantan wrote:
#20 Rastapopoulos Jan 02, 2015 14:29:54	Leugren wrote:
#21 Rastapopoulos Jan 02, 2015 14:34:07	Noon wrote:
#22 Noon Jan 03, 2015 16:07:45	Rastapopoulos wrote:
#23 Orethalion Jan 04, 2015 10:24:09	Noon wrote:
#24 Noon Jan 04, 2015 18:03:39	When the third option is 'Buy an RPG...then play something else other than it', it might be worth considering going back to just two options.   Yep, it's not the one released - so you buy an RPG, then never play it. Not like 'Never got the time to fit it in' but deliberately never play it.
#25 Orethalion Jan 04, 2015 18:29:13	Noon wrote:
#26 Noon Jan 04, 2015 20:47:43	Orethalion wrote:
#27 Orethalion Jan 04, 2015 21:41:12	Noon wrote:
#28 Mecheon Jan 04, 2015 23:28:53	Noon wrote: