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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4805688" data-attributes="member: 18182">I look at the DM's job much like the director of a play.&nbsp; The director is the controlling artist, but if he doesn't allow input from his actors, the play suffers.&nbsp; And if he doesn't keep his intended audience in mind while directing the play, no one will come see it . . . or if they do they won't enjoy it.&nbsp; Then what's the point?In an RPG game, the &quot;actors&quot; and &quot;audience&quot; are one and the same.&nbsp; A good DM communicates openly and respects the needs and wants of the players.As an actor (which is why I have a theatre metaphor), I've worked with directors who have an uncomprising vision for a play and don't take input from the actors and don't much care about audience concerns.&nbsp; And the plays sucked.As a gamer, I've played with DM's who acted in much the same manner and the games were not much fun.In the case of the OP, I wouldn't mind the slight switcheroo with the campaign setting . . . but I would be pissed off if the DM changed my character drastically, like making him a mutant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4805688, member: 18182"] I look at the DM's job much like the director of a play. The director is the controlling artist, but if he doesn't allow input from his actors, the play suffers. And if he doesn't keep his intended audience in mind while directing the play, no one will come see it . . . or if they do they won't enjoy it. Then what's the point? In an RPG game, the "actors" and "audience" are one and the same. A good DM communicates openly and respects the needs and wants of the players. As an actor (which is why I have a theatre metaphor), I've worked with directors who have an uncomprising vision for a play and don't take input from the actors and don't much care about audience concerns. And the plays sucked. As a gamer, I've played with DM's who acted in much the same manner and the games were not much fun. In the case of the OP, I wouldn't mind the slight switcheroo with the campaign setting . . . but I would be pissed off if the DM changed my character drastically, like making him a mutant. [/QUOTE]

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