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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 5709342" data-attributes="member: 9037">First of all where did I ever say that I expect DMs to be perfect.?I said that my experience in playing where  the DM didn't roll behind he screen was a disaster. The DM overpowered the encounter and in less then four rounds most of the party was either dead or dying. He admitted he made a mistake. But the game was over most of didn't relish the idea of just doing a reset and since death was permanent in that game there was no way to bring the characters back to life. That DM now always rolls behind a screen and he is not one to fudge just to save a character in normal circumstances. He makes it clear that he does not give players plot immunity and that if the dice say you die you die unless it was his mistake. I have said that I as a DM have made mistakes and one of the reasons I use a screen is so I can fix them without doing something cheesy like have the bad guys retreat for no reason. I also have a variety of players and some don't really enjoy a game with a lot of death it is not fun for them so sometimes I pull my punches on them. I have had players who don't want me to pull my punches and let them die if the dice says so. So again I roll behind a screen to be able to do both.  I find your entire post to be really insulting.I play with a lot of DMs and if you read my earlier posts I have said that I don't think there are a lot of bad DMs that most of the time it is a conflict in play styles. Nor have I said here that anyone who chooses not to use a screen is a bad DM. I have said that I prefer not to play in those style games. I am sure they are fine DMs and if their players are happy that is all that matters.In the over 40 years I have been playing I have played with a lot of DMs and I can count on one hand those I would consider to be bad DMs.</blockquote>

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