<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=291898.msg14341784#msg14341784">Quote from: PhantomPistoleer on 17-08-2018, 13:56:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">1.  First, I was pretty upfront with the rule prior to you making a character that would be impacted by the rule.  I did not force you to create a witch.<br/><br/>2.  My issue with your questions was that it was obvious that you had an ulterior motive for them.  Instead of being forthright about your legitimate concerns, you took a really indirect and passive aggressive route to get there.  It was like you were trying to make me solve a geometric proof, guiding me step by step.  Just tell me your concerns.  Don’t make me restate the rules I laid out just so that you can say, “see?”<br/><br/>3.  People did flip out with minimal information in a way that I thought was somewhat out of character.  Some characters did make huge leaps in reasoning.  I haven’t penalized anyone for being meta, though, because I don’t want to pick fights with people about what their characters would do in those circumstances.  Characters are villains.  With a broad stroke, I would describe them all as being crazy.  How would I know what sets them off?  What makes them flip?  The characters aren’t logical, so why would I expect for them to act logically?  Arguing about it would ultimately be a waste of my time.<br/><br/>4.  The real reason why I’ve allowed spellcasting is because I just assumed people were following the rules I laid out.  None of the character sheets have been audited.  I would be hard pressed to tell you what classes anyone took.  I know Chant is a spiritualist, but I don’t know what that does.  I don’t know who is casting what and how.  I expect players to govern themselves.<br/><br/>Since you have an issue with people not following the rules, I am open to your suggestions for dealing with such issues without disturbing the play of the game.<br/><br/>(sent from my phone)<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Thanks for giving me your point of view. I'm going to stop pursuing this and focus back on the game.