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<blockquote data-quote="Sadras" data-source="post: 7513711" data-attributes="member: 6688277"><p>So a player came to me the other day with a great original backstory for his PC, checking with me if it's ok for the campaign. </p><p>It is a 10th level campaign so I told him - his advancement from 9th to 10th required something significant like the other existing PCs who destroyed a beholder who had been feeding on the essence of a fallen deity and once they slew the outer realm being they were a-washed by ectoplasm and supernatural energies which allowed them to awaken their minds and level up from 9th to 10th.</p><p></p><p>So he came back to me with something truly creative that fits so well into the realm lore and our multi-campaign story touching on his deity. He was not so sure if was going to allow it - but to his surprise I did.</p><p></p><p>As a Dungeon Master my input was to ensure that his advancement from 9th to 10th reflected something significant that would have happened to this character's past to ensure that it was consistent with the other PCs in the campaign. </p><p></p><p>Am I really a despot for that?</p><p></p><p>All too often, polarised lines seem to be drawn on these forum discussions, and just because someone is on the one side, people envision the worst qualities, when the line is very often blurred. My role as a DM is to ensure the consistency and integrity of the campaign not to crush PC creativity, and yet I still side with DM overall control because it makes sense given I'm the primary storyteller and can see the big picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sadras, post: 7513711, member: 6688277"] So a player came to me the other day with a great original backstory for his PC, checking with me if it's ok for the campaign. It is a 10th level campaign so I told him - his advancement from 9th to 10th required something significant like the other existing PCs who destroyed a beholder who had been feeding on the essence of a fallen deity and once they slew the outer realm being they were a-washed by ectoplasm and supernatural energies which allowed them to awaken their minds and level up from 9th to 10th. So he came back to me with something truly creative that fits so well into the realm lore and our multi-campaign story touching on his deity. He was not so sure if was going to allow it - but to his surprise I did. As a Dungeon Master my input was to ensure that his advancement from 9th to 10th reflected something significant that would have happened to this character's past to ensure that it was consistent with the other PCs in the campaign. Am I really a despot for that? All too often, polarised lines seem to be drawn on these forum discussions, and just because someone is on the one side, people envision the worst qualities, when the line is very often blurred. My role as a DM is to ensure the consistency and integrity of the campaign not to crush PC creativity, and yet I still side with DM overall control because it makes sense given I'm the primary storyteller and can see the big picture. [/QUOTE]
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