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If you say no and the player says yes, what happens?

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I tried to ask that of @EzekielRaiden so I'll ask @Chaosmancer . Simple "Do you think a rogue thief should be able to cast any spell from a scroll as a bonus action no matter what the casting time of the spell is." It's a yea or nay answer, there is no room for compromise. I'm not going to...

When did I ever once state that I don't listen to my players? But someone has to make the final call on all sorts of things, as far as I'm concerned that's the DM no matter which side of the DM's screen I'm on.

What's your point? I've been quite popular as a DM, have no problem attracting or keeping players. You have a different approach and that's fine. I'm not criticizing your life decisions or approach to DMing. I'm simply following the guidance that has always been part of the game: the DM...

Then the player isn't really playing an evil PC. Then the player is still not playing an evil PC or the DM is compromising on what kind of behavior they allow. Anyone who wants to play a truly evil PC should have read my invitation to the game where I explicitly state that I don't allow...

I don't have to make a ruling as DM very often but it does happen now and then. Overall I'm pretty flexible, especially when it comes to fluff changes. Doesn't mean anything as far as this discussion goes because it does happen now and then. You haven't "demonstrated" anything. Your...

I'm not "aggrieved". But I do spend more time thinking about and designing my world and I have reasons for the decisions I've made. As DM we're all just doing the best we can to run the most fun game possible. I have a very low rate of turnover, heck I even have two players who moved out of...

You didn't "show" anything. You just said the DM should change their mind and allow a player to have an evil PC or redefine evil to mean "they have an attitude but aren't really evil".

Sometimes the answer is a simple yes or no. If I've considered something in depth and my answer is no, the answer is not going to change. Sometimes there is no compromise and that's okay. I'm not the DM for everyone and if I change for one person without taking into consideration the other...

D'oh. Autocomplete strikes again. My point was that grouping people by external appearance has little to do with biology.

Occasionally I've had to make a call someone disagrees with and I've had DMs make a call I disagree with. People are never going to agree 100% of the time. If a player can't accept or gets upset that they may not always get their way then it's likely not someone I want at the game table anyway...

Race is based on physical appearance such as how much melatonin melanin in the skin, not on actual genetic relationship. Race Is a Social Construct, Scientists Argue EDIT: typo

I don't remember the last time I had an argument either. If something comes up in the middle of the game we chat about it briefly and I make a ruling that we can discuss after the game. The DM puts far, far more work into the game than anyone else at the table. So as far as "insisting what...

You never, ever disagree on anything at all? Never have a discussion on how to implement a specific rule? Never once had someone misunderstand the text? Ever? Some people seem to consider any restrictions on player choice bad DMing.

So nobody ever disagrees on anything? Or are you just arguing about my no evil PC policy? Because that's taken care of itself, I let people know before they join the game that I don't allow evil PCs. If they don't want to join the game, that's fine. The one time it was an issue the guy...

People sometimes have different interpretations of the rules or want different things out of games than other people at the table. That does not make them a bad person. Someone could be a close friend and I simply don't run the style of game they want to play, I'm not going to shut them out...