I read the rules for the sub, but I can never be sure; So I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to discuss this or whatever.

I'm running my own Balance campaign for my friends because they wanted to play DnD and refused the listen to TAZ. Something Griffin said in a podcast kinda worried me.

I was listening to The The Adventure Zone Zone: Experiments Post-Mortem, More on Season Two! there Griffin mentioned that some of the fan favorite moments were born of breaking (or misplaying) the rules of DnD. He mentioned that Garyl the Phantom Steed was one, as was the "Arms Outstretched" moment. He said that is why they liked the other game systems better. I can't tell if he meant that towards the listeners that were overly critical toward his storytelling or just an observation of DnD's shortcomings.

That made me think though, do I have break the rules to have a good character moment or at least memorable moments in my campaign? I feel a lot of pressure (mostly from myself) to provide a fun and special experience to my friends. I would hate to miss out if I told my wizard that he can't cast a spell or something.

So what do you think, do you have to bend those rules to have those moments? Or did I just misunderstand what Griffin meant?

Just in case my tone came off wrong, I love the guys and I spent about 45 mins writing this, so please be nice.