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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 6605934">I don't GM as a dispassionate observer, I simply try to be fair. The aim for me isn't to kill the PCs, it is to be honest with my rolls and with the roles I play in the game (setting, NPCs, monsters, etc). I think there are just some fundamental differences here in how people play the game. That's fine. Nothing wrong with variety. I tend to lean more toward the immersion side, with an emphasis on players seeing things through their character's eyes, acting through their character and influencing the world and events through their character. For me I am not there to tell a story, but to play a world and play interesting NPCs. My approach takes 1 part exploration, 1 part situational adventure/character driven adventure and 1 part compromise (i.e. find out what my players like in terms of playstyle and try to work with that).  The last bit is really important, because while we can hash out a consistent and clear vision of ideal play online, ultimately these are games we play with real people and real people often have different ideas about how an RPG should go.</blockquote>