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<blockquote data-quote="Testament" data-source="post: 2579281" data-attributes="member: 21833">At what point did KM say that the GM's responsibility is to make sure that their fun is immediate?&nbsp; I can't speak for KM, but AFAIC, the GM's responsibility (and I use the word deliberately) is to provide fun in the long term, in line with all their other responsibilities.No argument here.&nbsp; My theory is Total Party Kill = Bad, Total Party Trauma = Holy frickin' grail of combat.&lt;Red highlighted for emphasis&gt;I've been biting my proverbial tongue on the following line for a while observing this thread, but now I'm gonna explode and say it.A whole bunch of DM's here need to get down off their FRELLING CROSSES, BECAUSE SOMEONE NEEDS THE WOOD!Yes, the DM does a sporkload of work.&nbsp; Yes, the game can't run without them.&nbsp; YAY, GOOD FOR US.&nbsp; Now, your mileage may vary, and RC and BU's mileage I know does, but last time I checked, a DM with no players isn't gonna being doing much DMing.&nbsp; Work with your players to find a frickin' compromise on disagreements people, democracy does in fact work.&nbsp; We put in the most work of any player, but I don't think that gives us the right to say &quot;my way or the highway!&quot; to the other players!&nbsp; You've got a PC who wants to be able to use the latest splatbook, then work with them, try and find a way to make something work in your game, at least PRETEND to make an effort before saying no.&nbsp; People here are talking about a default yes answer being a bad thing, and yet no-one, as far as I can see, has offered a reason why that's the case.Can't speak for KM, but I know I don't.&nbsp; Can't see a reason for them existing, who's gonna waste XP making something that screws its user?&nbsp; Dust of Sneezing and Choking, BTW, isn't a cursed item!I apologise in advance if I've offended everyone.&nbsp; Great topic, BTW!Testament</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Testament, post: 2579281, member: 21833"] At what point did KM say that the GM's responsibility is to make sure that their fun is immediate? I can't speak for KM, but AFAIC, the GM's responsibility (and I use the word deliberately) is to provide fun [I]in the long term[/I], in line with all their other responsibilities. No argument here. My theory is Total Party Kill = Bad, Total Party Trauma = Holy frickin' grail of combat. <Red highlighted for emphasis> I've been biting my proverbial tongue on the following line for a while observing this thread, but now I'm gonna explode and say it. A whole bunch of DM's here need to get down off their FRELLING CROSSES, BECAUSE SOMEONE NEEDS THE WOOD! Yes, the DM does a sporkload of work. Yes, the game can't run without them. YAY, GOOD FOR US. Now, your mileage may vary, and RC and BU's mileage I know does, but last time I checked, a DM with no players isn't gonna being doing much DMing. Work with your players to find a frickin' compromise on disagreements people, democracy does in fact work. We put in the most work of any player, but I don't think that gives us the right to say "my way or the highway!" to the other players! You've got a PC who wants to be able to use the latest splatbook, then work with them, try and find a way to make something work in your game, at least PRETEND to make an effort before saying no. People here are talking about a default yes answer being a bad thing, and yet no-one, as far as I can see, has offered a reason [I]why[/I] that's the case. Can't speak for KM, but I know I don't. Can't see a reason for them existing, who's gonna waste XP making something that screws its user? Dust of Sneezing and Choking, BTW, isn't a cursed item! I apologise in advance if I've offended everyone. Great topic, BTW! Testament [/QUOTE]

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