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<blockquote data-quote="zarionofarabel" data-source="post: 8161413" data-attributes="member: 7026405"><p>I my opinion the DM would be at fault for not informing the Barbarian player that it was a low combat game. The Barbarian player should demand that combat be included as that is what they want. If the DM says no, then the DM is a bad DM (and a jerk) and the Barbarian player would be well advised to find a DM that will at least inform the players of the kind of campaign they want to run.</p><p></p><p>Well, as a DM I have had players DEMAND that I allow them to play characters that don't fit the campaign premise. I've also had players tell me I'm OBLIGATED to make the game fun for them by fulfilling their DEMANDS. I've also been told that as DM I have no AUTHORITY to run a campaign that I am interested in and that I am actually OBLIGATED to run the kind of campaign the players DEMAND.</p><p></p><p>I think the problem is that the Barbarian player was not informed of the kind of campaign that the DM was going to run. If that is the case one of two things can happen, either the player makes a character that does fit the campaign, or the player leaves the game. However, by not informing the players of the premise of the campaign it proves that the DM is not very good. If nothing else the players and DM should discuss what kind of campaign is to be played before PCs are created so the players can make characters that fit the campaign premise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zarionofarabel, post: 8161413, member: 7026405"] I my opinion the DM would be at fault for not informing the Barbarian player that it was a low combat game. The Barbarian player should demand that combat be included as that is what they want. If the DM says no, then the DM is a bad DM (and a jerk) and the Barbarian player would be well advised to find a DM that will at least inform the players of the kind of campaign they want to run. Well, as a DM I have had players DEMAND that I allow them to play characters that don't fit the campaign premise. I've also had players tell me I'm OBLIGATED to make the game fun for them by fulfilling their DEMANDS. I've also been told that as DM I have no AUTHORITY to run a campaign that I am interested in and that I am actually OBLIGATED to run the kind of campaign the players DEMAND. I think the problem is that the Barbarian player was not informed of the kind of campaign that the DM was going to run. If that is the case one of two things can happen, either the player makes a character that does fit the campaign, or the player leaves the game. However, by not informing the players of the premise of the campaign it proves that the DM is not very good. If nothing else the players and DM should discuss what kind of campaign is to be played before PCs are created so the players can make characters that fit the campaign premise. [/QUOTE]
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