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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8063537" data-attributes="member: 50987">But the DM is allowed to have preferences and opinions just as the players are, and is under no obligation to allow (or even like) everything ever published into her game.&nbsp;&nbsp; Saying the DM &quot;doesn't care about the PCs&quot; because she dislikes something is unfair...it would be like saying Bob doesn't care about the rest of the party because Bob doesn't like Fighters.&nbsp; (&quot;But we neeeeeed one to protect the wizard and the cleric!&nbsp; Why are you being so selfish, Bob?&quot;)The DM is also under no obligation to explain why they do/do not allow anything in their games.&nbsp; Demanding they do will only end in tears of frustration.&quot;Why don't you allow gnomes in your game?&quot;&quot;What's a gnome?&quot;&quot;It's like a funny little magic dwarf.&nbsp; They're in the Player's Handbook.&quot;&quot;I've never heard of them.&quot;&quot;Whadda ya mean you've never heard of them!?&quot;&quot;Nobody's heard of them because they don't exist in this world, Bob.&quot;Remember, the DM is an actual person who is also trying to enjoy the game.&nbsp; It's a tough job, and it takes a lot of creativity and time.&nbsp; &quot;Let the players have whatever they want&quot; is an unreasonable request for most of us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 8063537, member: 50987"] But the DM is allowed to have preferences and opinions just as the players are, and is under no obligation to allow (or even like) everything ever published into her game. Saying the DM "doesn't care about the PCs" because she dislikes something is unfair...it would be like saying Bob doesn't care about the rest of the party because Bob doesn't like Fighters. ("But we neeeeeed one to protect the wizard and the cleric! Why are you being so selfish, Bob?") The DM is also under no obligation to explain why they do/do not allow anything in their games. Demanding they do will only end in tears of frustration. "Why don't you allow gnomes in your game?" "What's a gnome?" "It's like a funny little magic dwarf. They're in the Player's Handbook." "I've never heard of them." "Whadda ya mean you've never heard of them!?" "[I]Nobody's[/I] heard of them [I]because they don't exist [/I]in this world, Bob[I]."[/I] Remember, the DM is an actual person who is also trying to enjoy the game. It's a tough job, and it takes a lot of creativity and time. "Let the players have whatever they want" is an unreasonable request for most of us. [/QUOTE]

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