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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sundragon2012" data-source="post: 2549829" data-attributes="member: 7624">Don't allow marketing to determine how you run your gamesCutter XXIII hit it right on the head in his post.DMs do you realize that this player empowerment thing is not innocently about providing options for character development it is about  (drumroll please)...Making money on books?The books are marketed to players because they outnumber DMs and the WoTC bottom line benefits via increased sales. Now its great that D&D is doing well, but DMs need to remember why the "empowering players" buisness model was adopted. Considering that reality it is a sorry excuse for a DM that allows his game to be dictated to him....not even by designers (which is bad enough) but by bean counters who just want to sell more and more books.As long as DMs keep theirs heads together and remember that no one can force them to run the game in any way other than they always have they'll be fine. Its the new DMs who can use some advise and help to empower them to say no to whatever violates the integrity of their setting and the atmosphere of the game. Old salts need to help newer DMs and show them that if they choose to keep DMing they will outlast WoTCs current buisness model just like we outlasted OD&D, 1e, 3e and 3e and that they need to have strong, healthy campaigns that transcend the current fads of RPing.Chris</blockquote>