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<blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 1781813" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>The thing is that over the years we have told her that we don't like it when she brings in NPCs that is one of her major weakness. Because it has never failed they become these super powerful characters that just overshadow the PCs. </p><p></p><p>We even brought it up before she started her last game. The problem is that she loves to write and what tends to happen as the game goes on she starts writing stories about her world and the NPCs in it and she gets very protective of her vision of the world so we are no longer allowed any input. For example in the last game my wizard was married to the ranger she made her NPC rogue fall in love with my PC and then had the Gods we worshipped send my PC visions of the child I was to have to save the world and of course it had little wings. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p>You can tell her all this before a game starts but once the game gets going and she starts doing this stuff she gets all defensive and her feelings get hurt if you tell her you are not having good time. She loses all perspective on it. It causes problems with our friendship and with her marriage. She feels betrayed at the time.</p><p></p><p>It has been over a year and half since she DMed and I have told her why the game stopped being fun for us. And she swears that she has really good idea (which I am sure she does) and that she won't let it get out of control this time. She has promised not to write any stories about the new world if we will play. </p><p></p><p>At this point I am not sure what I am going to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elf Witch, post: 1781813, member: 9037"] The thing is that over the years we have told her that we don't like it when she brings in NPCs that is one of her major weakness. Because it has never failed they become these super powerful characters that just overshadow the PCs. We even brought it up before she started her last game. The problem is that she loves to write and what tends to happen as the game goes on she starts writing stories about her world and the NPCs in it and she gets very protective of her vision of the world so we are no longer allowed any input. For example in the last game my wizard was married to the ranger she made her NPC rogue fall in love with my PC and then had the Gods we worshipped send my PC visions of the child I was to have to save the world and of course it had little wings. :( You can tell her all this before a game starts but once the game gets going and she starts doing this stuff she gets all defensive and her feelings get hurt if you tell her you are not having good time. She loses all perspective on it. It causes problems with our friendship and with her marriage. She feels betrayed at the time. It has been over a year and half since she DMed and I have told her why the game stopped being fun for us. And she swears that she has really good idea (which I am sure she does) and that she won't let it get out of control this time. She has promised not to write any stories about the new world if we will play. At this point I am not sure what I am going to do. [/QUOTE]
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