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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 5983287">I think lots of people have lots of different opinions on what works, but for me I tend to see it this way:The GM functions as the setting provider and engine, but within that the players should have total freedom to play their characters. For me this works great because I want a line to exist between my character and the setting. The fun for me stems from exploring the setting and interacting with it and its inhabitants. I just find having control of things traditionally reserved for the GM disrupts my sense of being there in the setting (i would probably find it just as jarring if an MMO gave me power to shape the setting as well). World building is great, one of my favorite parts of the hobby, but for me it works best in the hands of the GM. Is this the only way to do things? Of course not, but I do think blurring this distinction in a game like D&D (where you have a substantial number of players who adhere to this kind of approach) takes a way a big part of the fun for many. That doesn't mean options for this sort of stuff can't be included. I just think they ought to be careful how they approach it in the core.</blockquote>