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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 2552132" data-attributes="member: 18280">Rights vs. ResponsibilityBTW,All rights (whether they be civic, legal, or social) are balanced by a responsibility to use those rights without abusing them.&nbsp; We exist in a society (at least, here in North America) that is really big on knowing what our &quot;rights&quot; are without giving a second thought to our &quot;responsibilities&quot;.When the DM was the final arbiter of the game (or where, if it is still the case at your table [as at mine]), the success or failure of a camapign fell pretty squarely on the DM's shoulders.&nbsp; Bad DM = bad campaign.Giving more &quot;rights&quot; to players means, as a necessary corollary, that the players have more &quot;responsibility&quot;.&nbsp; Yet we do not see many forum threads suggesting that a poor campaign experience is the players' fault.&nbsp; Nor do we see many forum threads that suggest that the players be responsible for dealing with problems arising from the actions/styles of particular individuals.Instead, when it's time to dish out &quot;responsibilities&quot; the same people who were bellying up to the trough for their &quot;rights&quot; are nowhere to be seen.I realize that this is a broad generalization.&nbsp; I realize that this isn't true for every group out there (and, thankfully, not for mine).&nbsp; But it is something I have noted coming up repeatedly in thread after thread.RCEDIT:&nbsp; It occurs to me, too, that this is often the case of of bad DMs, too:&nbsp; Everything is the players' fault &amp; their stuff is gold.&nbsp; If you can't handle the responsibilities, you shouldn't ask for the rights.&nbsp; Peter Parker's Uncle Ben was right, you know:&nbsp; &quot;With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.&quot;&nbsp; DMs everywhere should take note.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 2552132, member: 18280"] [b]Rights vs. Responsibility[/b] BTW, All rights (whether they be civic, legal, or social) are balanced by a responsibility to use those rights without abusing them. We exist in a society (at least, here in North America) that is really big on knowing what our "rights" are without giving a second thought to our "responsibilities". When the DM was the final arbiter of the game (or where, if it is still the case at your table [as at mine]), the success or failure of a camapign fell pretty squarely on the DM's shoulders. Bad DM = bad campaign. Giving more "rights" to players means, as a necessary corollary, that the players have more "responsibility". Yet we do not see many forum threads suggesting that a poor campaign experience is the players' fault. Nor do we see many forum threads that suggest that the players be responsible for dealing with problems arising from the actions/styles of particular individuals. Instead, when it's time to dish out "responsibilities" the same people who were bellying up to the trough for their "rights" are nowhere to be seen. I realize that this is a broad generalization. I realize that this isn't true for every group out there (and, thankfully, not for mine). But it is something I have noted coming up repeatedly in thread after thread. RC EDIT: It occurs to me, too, that this is often the case of of bad DMs, too: Everything is the players' fault & their stuff is gold. If you can't handle the responsibilities, you shouldn't ask for the rights. Peter Parker's Uncle Ben was right, you know: "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility." DMs everywhere should take note. [/QUOTE]

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