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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 2696027" data-attributes="member: 386"><p>Let's say the DM has written an adventure where everyone starts off in a city. They are going to have to go into some dungeon to get the MacGuffin. He tells you to make a background, and have something in it that details why you ended up in the city.</p><p></p><p>So your guy saw his wife killed by an Ogre Mage with one eye and he's followed him to the city. He's even taken a level (or two) of Ranger to get Favoured Enemy: Giants.</p><p></p><p>Naturally, you want to go after the Ogre Mage. But it doesn't happen the first time. "Okay," you say, "I don't really care about the MacGuffin, but I'll wait and see. He probably couldn't work in the Ogre Mage. DMing is hard work; I'll cut him some slack. Next time."</p><p></p><p>Next adventure, more MacGuffin hunting. Not an Ogre Mage in sight. No leads, nothing.</p><p></p><p>Repeat.</p><p></p><p>How often do you go after the MacGuffin (which you don't care about) while the DM ignores what you do care about (the Ogre Mage)?</p><p></p><p>Or, to put it another way: how often do you do what the other guy wants, and put off what you want to do? How much more important is his fun than yours?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 2696027, member: 386"] Let's say the DM has written an adventure where everyone starts off in a city. They are going to have to go into some dungeon to get the MacGuffin. He tells you to make a background, and have something in it that details why you ended up in the city. So your guy saw his wife killed by an Ogre Mage with one eye and he's followed him to the city. He's even taken a level (or two) of Ranger to get Favoured Enemy: Giants. Naturally, you want to go after the Ogre Mage. But it doesn't happen the first time. "Okay," you say, "I don't really care about the MacGuffin, but I'll wait and see. He probably couldn't work in the Ogre Mage. DMing is hard work; I'll cut him some slack. Next time." Next adventure, more MacGuffin hunting. Not an Ogre Mage in sight. No leads, nothing. Repeat. How often do you go after the MacGuffin (which you don't care about) while the DM ignores what you do care about (the Ogre Mage)? Or, to put it another way: how often do you do what the other guy wants, and put off what you want to do? How much more important is his fun than yours? [/QUOTE]
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