| Sequine |
Because not everyone is a GM, and not everyone's GM agrees with them on balance or what nerfs or houserules should be used.
I don't understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp for some people around here.
"Just houserule it or ignore it" is a meaningless piece of advice. Maybe I don't want a houserules document as thick as a novella.
It also affects ease of access to the material. The PRD and SRD change to reflect errata. So now I have to dig out my PDF, and it's harder to browse.
http://community.wizards.com/forum/previous-editions-archive/threads/114093 1
I get the impression that stance is one of either a long term GM or a player wgo only plays in his insular group of friends. Not everyone is so lucky, and oftentimes we wanderers or people who play on a first-come basis have no "static group" or regular party whose houserules serve as a reliable expectation. We don't shut ourselves up in our social circles.RAW provides a neutral, central frame of reference that can be expected from most if not all groups until a GM tells their group otherwise.
So no, its not a shield, its standard practice, and honestly its rather small-minded of you to imply what you did.