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<blockquote data-quote="wolfen" data-source="post: 1113261" data-attributes="member: 12717">I think this touches upon the typical &quot;What is the DM's job?&quot; question.&nbsp; Some DM's try to play to the character strengths when they set up encounters, others simply create encounters that are interesting or plot-oriented and expect the players to step up to the plate and find ways to be useful.That said, the DM in Grishnak's group has a particularly challenging group to satisfy everyone.&nbsp; In my opinion, the DM punishes a player when he says &quot;Pick any character you want&quot; but makes no effort to adjust to the character's strengths and weaknesses.Every scenario depicted was Heavy Hitting Combat stuff.&nbsp; It only takes a few Dimension Dooring monks to give the spellcasters hell -- But wait, a sneaky fightertype is needed to find and rescue the princess before the tunnels cave in!That said, if Grishnak's style of play is inflexible -- it sounds terminally Hack-and-Slash -- then he may not even be aware of heroic opportunities presented to him.&nbsp; wolfen</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wolfen, post: 1113261, member: 12717"] I think this touches upon the typical "What is the DM's job?" question. Some DM's try to play to the character strengths when they set up encounters, others simply create encounters that are interesting or plot-oriented and expect the players to step up to the plate and find ways to be useful. That said, the DM in Grishnak's group has a particularly challenging group to satisfy everyone. In my opinion, the DM punishes a player when he says "Pick any character you want" but makes no effort to adjust to the character's strengths and weaknesses. Every scenario depicted was Heavy Hitting Combat stuff. It only takes a few Dimension Dooring monks to give the spellcasters hell -- But wait, a sneaky fightertype is needed to find and rescue the princess before the tunnels cave in! That said, if Grishnak's style of play is inflexible -- it sounds terminally Hack-and-Slash -- then he may not even be aware of heroic opportunities presented to him. wolfen [/QUOTE]

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