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Is the DM the most important person at the table

Nagol

Unimportant
You should know better by now. Never make jokes, because then you might be forced to explain them, or justify how realistic the joke is, or maybe ensure that you have properly covered all possible antecedents for the joke!

Olaf the Brave: Knock knock!

Fizzbang the Fantabulous: Who's there?

Olaf the Brave: Cows says.

Fizzbang the Fantabulous: Cows says who?

Olaf the Brave: No, a cow says MOO!

Random internet commenter: I object. Not only do cows not speak, it is completely unclear if there is a door, or if, in fact, bovines exist in fantasy worlds such as the one that Fizzbang and Olaf live in. I demand further explication and debate regarding jokes and the application to the price of tea in china.

And did the cow really moo or did it low? The typical sound is really a low. Moo is relegated to distress!
 

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Nagol

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The one I did as a player, the GM and I worked to make sure it didn't nerf another PC (though it sandbagged an NPC quite nicely). The one I was running, PvP wasn't on the table. That said, I can see how in come games/at some tables, PvP could be a problem, and player authorship should probably be strictly limited in those cases.

Some cases are completely obvious. When the mage managed to actually escape a dangerous regio noting he needed to roll at least an 8 on his d10 and the next player over said "Really? Do it again!" and played a Second Chance card -- what was happening was obvious.

But when the negotiation with the cannibal leader is going better than expected and a player tosses in "Personality Conflict", is he trying to spice up the encounter or kill the negotiator?
 


Nagol

Unimportant
I think we should also discuss English language privilege here. Cows moo in English, but in other languages they might muu, boe, may, or even ungaa.

Well, then cows would hardly ever moo, because dis here cow is usually disundressed! I mean, not to anthropomorphize cows, but most of them need assistance wearing clothes.

Did you heal about the poor mama cow who was separated from her baby cow in the herd? She was decaffeinated.

From Oxford:

low
verb

/ləʊ/


/ləʊ/
[intransitive] (literary)
Verb Forms
  1. when a cow lows, it makes a deep sound

edit

Sneaky! You changed your quibble between when I read it and managed to hit reply! Sneaky!

edit2
Or maybe it's because I mis-clicked and quoted the wrong person originally?
 

prabe

Tension, apprension, and dissension have begun
Supporter
From Oxford:

low
verb

/ləʊ/


/ləʊ/
[intransitive] (literary)
Verb Forms
  1. when a cow lows, it makes a deep sound

edit

Sneaky! You changed your quibble between when I read it and managed to hit reply! Sneaky!

One might even call it a low-pitched sound.

I'll show myself out.
 


prabe

Tension, apprension, and dissension have begun
Supporter
Heifer had them Apple Bottom Jeans (jeans)
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole herd was lookin' at her
Cow hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know
Heifer says low low low low low low low low
Them baggy sweat pants and the Reebok's with the straps (the straps)
Cow turned around and gave that big booty a smack (a smack)
Cow hit the floor
Next thing you know
Heifer says low low low low low low low low

So is this a heifer or a cow? I'm not clear.
 


hawkeyefan

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