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Russ, even though you and I both know that's not what he meant, that's the argument he made when he used the Psycannon vs. Turbo-boost example. He picked a rule that actually is clear when you look at it, and suggested d6ing it if you don't agree with it because it doesn't make sense to you.

Right, but Ed is intimating that the article reads like "Pick a rule you don't like and D6 it." Although I know the author, I tried to read the article objectivly, and that's not the message I got. I agree the example was not great, but I don't think the article suggests a message of 'the best way to enjoy a game is to grab rules you don't like and dice for them.'

Russ, I think you're ignoring the text to defend your buddy. Noble surely, but doomed to failure.

And I'm not intimating it. I'm flat out saying it. As Ragnar said, he picked an unambiguous rule, said his "common sense" gave him the right to ignore it, then advocated D6'ing it. While I'm not making this a sweeping endictment of his character, it does not change the fact that to do so us unethical and reprehensible. I would go so far as to say it's advocating cheating.

I would certainly zero his sports score in a tournament over the very issue he sets forth in the article and not lose a single moments sleep over it.

 

Russ, I think you're ignoring the text to defend your buddy. Noble surely, but doomed to failure.

I think your ignoring large portions of the article. Are you suggesting that the article claims the only way to decide something is with a D6? I recommend a re-read.

No Russ, I'm claiming that in a very specific example (the turbo boosted bike one) he's saying that an unambigous rule should be ignored because you don't like it and you should force your opponent to D6 it.

Are you saying he's not saying that?

It also didn't help that he mentioned using a Chaos lord on a bike, which demonstrates that it is to his advantage to argue this particular rule.