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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 2869355" data-attributes="member: 1465"><p>Let's not fall into the trap of thinking that the DM should provide fun to the player, <em>at the expense of her own fun</em>. The DM is not a professional entertainer who gets paid for that (at least in very most cases <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" /> ), if it was like that then maybe it could be argued that the player's fun should be at cost of the DM's fun, but normally not...</p><p></p><p>I say this because when I'm the DM I run the game in a certain way that I like myself. I sometimes use some setting-specific HR, such as making monsters different to how they are in books (regarding their role in the world, society, alignment, etc.). I make a deal with the players about the rules, and about the general setting ideas, before we start a new campaign, but I do not like players to whine with me if I change how elves or orcs are (note that I usually do this only if I'm tired of using them in the same old way, but I do not have a "pet way" to treat elves/orcs).</p><p></p><p>Sometimes people pretend that the DM runs the game and the setting exactly as they want, on the assumption that DM <em>provides</em> the fun and the players <em>have</em> it. At least don't complain about the lack of DMs in your area afterwards...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 2869355, member: 1465"] Let's not fall into the trap of thinking that the DM should provide fun to the player, [I]at the expense of her own fun[/I]. The DM is not a professional entertainer who gets paid for that (at least in very most cases :D ), if it was like that then maybe it could be argued that the player's fun should be at cost of the DM's fun, but normally not... I say this because when I'm the DM I run the game in a certain way that I like myself. I sometimes use some setting-specific HR, such as making monsters different to how they are in books (regarding their role in the world, society, alignment, etc.). I make a deal with the players about the rules, and about the general setting ideas, before we start a new campaign, but I do not like players to whine with me if I change how elves or orcs are (note that I usually do this only if I'm tired of using them in the same old way, but I do not have a "pet way" to treat elves/orcs). Sometimes people pretend that the DM runs the game and the setting exactly as they want, on the assumption that DM [I]provides[/I] the fun and the players [I]have[/I] it. At least don't complain about the lack of DMs in your area afterwards... [/QUOTE]
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