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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5477220" data-attributes="member: 7006">Are things really this black and white with you, though, Grump?&nbsp; Just curious.For example, let's say for the sake of argument that the character background you created says that you spent your youth running with a gang of hoodlums before leaving town.&nbsp; Nothing more to this point, nothing less.&nbsp; Your character was in a gang during his youth and then moved away.&nbsp; And you then describe the rest of his background.But then at some point during the campaign, the party finds themselves in said town for whatever reason.&nbsp; Would you really get that bothered if the DM mentions that the party sees a gang of kids hanging around in an alleyway, and after a Perception check the DM says your character recognizes the gang symbol as the one you had belonged to many years ago?&nbsp; (Thus referencing... or more to the point &quot;using&quot; your background without asking you beforehand.)At this point, this gang is nothing but descriptive text of just one of many things the party sees as they wander through town.&nbsp; You haven't interacted with them, they haven't interacted with you, and your current adventure might have nothing whatsoever to do with them (so if you wanted to just completely ignore them, you easily could.)&nbsp; This is nothing more than flavor text of the town where the DM slightly personalizes it by referencing a small point in your background.Would this really be something you'd get pissed about, since the DM didn't ask for your permission beforehand to reference this gang?&nbsp; And if it does... why?&nbsp; Why wouldn't you be okay with a reference from your past to ever be made unless you gave your thumbs-up first, and more importantly, why is it a big enough deal that you'd actually consider leaving the game because of it (taking your quote above strictly at face-value?)&nbsp; I'm not saying you're wrong for doing so... I'm just perplexed about why it's such a big deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 5477220, member: 7006"] Are things really this black and white with you, though, Grump? Just curious. For example, let's say for the sake of argument that the character background you created says that you spent your youth running with a gang of hoodlums before leaving town. Nothing more to this point, nothing less. Your character was in a gang during his youth and then moved away. And you then describe the rest of his background. But then at some point during the campaign, the party finds themselves in said town for whatever reason. Would you really get that bothered if the DM mentions that the party sees a gang of kids hanging around in an alleyway, and after a Perception check the DM says your character recognizes the gang symbol as the one you had belonged to many years ago? (Thus referencing... or more to the point "using" your background without asking you beforehand.) At this point, this gang is nothing but descriptive text of just one of many things the party sees as they wander through town. You haven't interacted with them, they haven't interacted with you, and your current adventure might have nothing whatsoever to do with them (so if you wanted to just completely ignore them, you easily could.) This is nothing more than flavor text of the town where the DM slightly personalizes it by referencing a small point in your background. Would this really be something you'd get pissed about, since the DM didn't ask for your permission beforehand to reference this gang? And if it does... why? Why wouldn't you be okay with a reference from your past to ever be made unless you gave your thumbs-up first, and more importantly, why is it a big enough deal that you'd actually consider leaving the game because of it (taking your quote above strictly at face-value?) I'm not saying you're wrong for doing so... I'm just perplexed about why it's such a big deal. [/QUOTE]

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