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<blockquote data-quote="zarionofarabel" data-source="post: 8163640" data-attributes="member: 7026405"><p>Well, for D&D that is the best way to run the game because that's how it was designed to be run.</p><p></p><p>Having direct rules sure helps though! Not having them means the DM can just say NO and there is nothing a player can do except complain. Backstory is not important in D&D as no one cares where your PC came from, and ties to the community don't matter as PCs are usually murderhobos.</p><p></p><p>What case? The case that I believe DMs are completely justified in running their games from a position of authority? The reason I believe that is because that's what it says to do in the DMG! The PHB also tells players to expect that to be the normal method of play. The fact that you personally are dissatisfied with that aspect of D&D, but refuse to consider playing in games with different systems boggles my mind! But to each their own, continue to be frustrated that few DMs will ever run their games the way you would like them to. I found my solution to the "I don't like how D&D works problem" years ago. I started playing games that used systems other than D&D! You would be surprised how many non-D&D DMs run their games in a much more collaborative fashion when the rules dictate they should!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zarionofarabel, post: 8163640, member: 7026405"] Well, for D&D that is the best way to run the game because that's how it was designed to be run. Having direct rules sure helps though! Not having them means the DM can just say NO and there is nothing a player can do except complain. Backstory is not important in D&D as no one cares where your PC came from, and ties to the community don't matter as PCs are usually murderhobos. What case? The case that I believe DMs are completely justified in running their games from a position of authority? The reason I believe that is because that's what it says to do in the DMG! The PHB also tells players to expect that to be the normal method of play. The fact that you personally are dissatisfied with that aspect of D&D, but refuse to consider playing in games with different systems boggles my mind! But to each their own, continue to be frustrated that few DMs will ever run their games the way you would like them to. I found my solution to the "I don't like how D&D works problem" years ago. I started playing games that used systems other than D&D! You would be surprised how many non-D&D DMs run their games in a much more collaborative fashion when the rules dictate they should! [/QUOTE]
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