Quasqueton
First Post
Do you differentiate between the DM and the NPCs/monsters/world/plots/etc.?
Do you differentiate between the Player and the player character?
Do you get mad at the DM when he breaks your favorite magic sword? Or do you get mad at the fire giant that sundered your character's favorite magic sword?
Do you get mad at the DM when he uses a geas on you to make you go on an adventure? Or do you get mad at the high priest who used a geas on your character to make him go on the adventure?
Do you get mad at the DM when he ambushes you in the night when you aren't prepared? Or do you get mad at the assassin's guild who jumped your character in the night when he/she wasn't prepared?
Do you get mad at the Player when he steals the gems from the treasure chest before you could get to it? Or do you get mad at the PC who stole the gems before your character could get to it?
It seems that there are many Players and DMs who don't differentiate between a Player/DM and characters. I've read in some threads where a Player states, "If the DM did that to me, I'd quit."
In my group, there was once a Real World discussion about how a man should *never* call a woman a "bitch". Then one time an evil female necromancer NPC called the female fighter PC that word. "Kill that bitch!" was the statement.
Later, one of the Players mentioned "they wanted to kill the 'bitch'," and pointed a thumb at the female Player of the fighter PC. I playfully warned, "Watch it. You know we talked about that word."
"You called her that last game session."
"No, the evil necromancer called Brianna [the PC] that."
So, is the DM/NPC and Player/PC separation a myth? Or do you and your group accept the difference?
Quasqueton
Do you differentiate between the Player and the player character?
Do you get mad at the DM when he breaks your favorite magic sword? Or do you get mad at the fire giant that sundered your character's favorite magic sword?
Do you get mad at the DM when he uses a geas on you to make you go on an adventure? Or do you get mad at the high priest who used a geas on your character to make him go on the adventure?
Do you get mad at the DM when he ambushes you in the night when you aren't prepared? Or do you get mad at the assassin's guild who jumped your character in the night when he/she wasn't prepared?
Do you get mad at the Player when he steals the gems from the treasure chest before you could get to it? Or do you get mad at the PC who stole the gems before your character could get to it?
It seems that there are many Players and DMs who don't differentiate between a Player/DM and characters. I've read in some threads where a Player states, "If the DM did that to me, I'd quit."
In my group, there was once a Real World discussion about how a man should *never* call a woman a "bitch". Then one time an evil female necromancer NPC called the female fighter PC that word. "Kill that bitch!" was the statement.
Later, one of the Players mentioned "they wanted to kill the 'bitch'," and pointed a thumb at the female Player of the fighter PC. I playfully warned, "Watch it. You know we talked about that word."
"You called her that last game session."
"No, the evil necromancer called Brianna [the PC] that."
So, is the DM/NPC and Player/PC separation a myth? Or do you and your group accept the difference?
Quasqueton