Lowkey hate "if the GM can do X then players should be able to do X" posts. We're telling stories here not playing a symmetrical game. It isn't meant to be "fair" it's meant to be fun and a good story.

Re: my deleted quote tweet about dice fudging.

If a GM fudges dice it isn't for their personal gain. No GM is gonna run off and tell stories of their actions the way players do. When players fudge it removes any threat for the protagonists. At that point why play a game?