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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7513776" data-attributes="member: 5142"><p>Perhaps not as telling as your choice to put a misconstrued strawman argument into my mouth. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" /> </p><p></p><p>I had certainly not intended that my remarks would have devolved into a derailed discussion of the "title" used to describe the DM or accusations of tyranny. <strong>I did not call anyone a despot</strong> nor were my comments meant to serve as slander. For analogic purposes, I said that even if supreme executive power rests in one benign autocrat with good intentions for the greater good, I would still prefer governance with a greater distribution of power between the masses. The allusion to "enlightened despots" was meant to be taken as a historical reference of such autocrats, particularly given the in-vogue notions then of absolute monarchies. Plus, this was all to say that distrust in a position need not require "abuse" or "bad faith" by a moral agent in that function. But I certainly distrust certain cultural behaviors acquired and exhibited around the DM role and its authority, which I discussed before, but I did not call anyone a despot for it. Furthermore, I did not claim this as a universal prescription for what is best for everyone and every table/nation but I was only speaking about my own play preferences. </p><p></p><p>Please have a pleasant day. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>In Apocalypse World, it is the Masters of Ceremonies (MC), but that doesn't have quite the same connotations. </p><p></p><p>As you say though, Fate does use the term GM. But there is a greater distribution of power between the players and GMs, with the GM section even <a href="https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/running-game#let-the-players-help-you" target="_blank">advising the GM to have the players help</a>. There is even a subsection entitled: <a href="https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/running-game#youre-the-chairman-not-god" target="_blank">"You're the Chairman, Not God."</a> Plus, there is some semblance of checks and balances within the in-game economy of play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7513776, member: 5142"] Perhaps not as telling as your choice to put a misconstrued strawman argument into my mouth. :erm: I had certainly not intended that my remarks would have devolved into a derailed discussion of the "title" used to describe the DM or accusations of tyranny. [B]I did not call anyone a despot[/B] nor were my comments meant to serve as slander. For analogic purposes, I said that even if supreme executive power rests in one benign autocrat with good intentions for the greater good, I would still prefer governance with a greater distribution of power between the masses. The allusion to "enlightened despots" was meant to be taken as a historical reference of such autocrats, particularly given the in-vogue notions then of absolute monarchies. Plus, this was all to say that distrust in a position need not require "abuse" or "bad faith" by a moral agent in that function. But I certainly distrust certain cultural behaviors acquired and exhibited around the DM role and its authority, which I discussed before, but I did not call anyone a despot for it. Furthermore, I did not claim this as a universal prescription for what is best for everyone and every table/nation but I was only speaking about my own play preferences. Please have a pleasant day. :D In Apocalypse World, it is the Masters of Ceremonies (MC), but that doesn't have quite the same connotations. As you say though, Fate does use the term GM. But there is a greater distribution of power between the players and GMs, with the GM section even [URL="https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/running-game#let-the-players-help-you"]advising the GM to have the players help[/URL]. There is even a subsection entitled: [URL="https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/running-game#youre-the-chairman-not-god"]"You're the Chairman, Not God."[/URL] Plus, there is some semblance of checks and balances within the in-game economy of play. [/QUOTE]
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