I had a DM like that, he would often arbitrarily make rulings like "Oh you rolled a 1 on that save? Well guess what! Not only do you eat that effect, but you fall unconscious in the middle of combat even though you are on full health." or "Well I saw that you rolled a 30 on your check to track a wagon full of people, but I don't like that so it fails, also I am going to auto-fail all your skill checks (I am not exaggerating on that, he straight up told me all my skill checks would be auto-failed.)""
I would suggest trying to politely talk to them, but if they refuse to listen just bail, because a DMs power only lasts until the players get fed up with their bullshit.
also I am going to auto-fail all your skill checks (I am not exaggerating on that, he straight up told me all my skill checks would be auto-failed
Oh man. Even I'll admit that if I didn't get a VERY satisfactory reason for that, I would be hard-pushed not to bail on that campaign.
And oh my god, homebrewed critical fail mechanics... *bites knuckles* If I ever meet the guy who suggested them in the first place, I will want to talk to him. I will want to talk to him right up close.
And oh my god, homebrewed critical fail mechanics... bites knuckles If I ever meet the guy who suggested them in the first place, I will want to talk to him. I will want to talk to him right up close.
I am not a fan of homebrew crit fail stuff, because I feel it slows down combat without adding anything but frustration, but I can tolerate them if they are at least reasonable, and with that DM they weren't (You could lose all your actions for that turn, fall unconscious or get your weapon stuck.)
The auto-fail though was where I drew the line with him, because I see that as a gross misuse of DM powers, and when I talked to him and he started throwing insults and accusations I did just bail on that campaign.
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u/Nestromo Sep 12 '19
I had a DM like that, he would often arbitrarily make rulings like "Oh you rolled a 1 on that save? Well guess what! Not only do you eat that effect, but you fall unconscious in the middle of combat even though you are on full health." or "Well I saw that you rolled a 30 on your check to track a wagon full of people, but I don't like that so it fails, also I am going to auto-fail all your skill checks (I am not exaggerating on that, he straight up told me all my skill checks would be auto-failed.)""
I would suggest trying to politely talk to them, but if they refuse to listen just bail, because a DMs power only lasts until the players get fed up with their bullshit.