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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7075606" data-attributes="member: 4937">This DM clearly doesn't understand the basic division by which he shares the game with the other participants.&nbsp; Normally, the DM has full control over the setting, but has very little say over the PC's other than that they must fit with the setting and be compatible with the other participants.&nbsp;&nbsp; So essentially, IMO a DM cannot dictate any of the above to a player, and in general a DM should approve any character proposal that is compatible with the setting.&nbsp; I have a hard time believing that such a specific character is the only sort of character available in the setting at the time.Being as generous about this as I think you can, what this sounds like to me is Game Master in a director stance, where in effect, the Game Master is saying, &quot;You have to play Sturm Brightblade because I already have a character driven plot in mind and Sturm Brightblade plays a big role in it.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; And that's not necessarily wrong, but it is something that a GM ought to be very forthcoming about and get player buy-in on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7075606, member: 4937"] This DM clearly doesn't understand the basic division by which he shares the game with the other participants. Normally, the DM has full control over the setting, but has very little say over the PC's other than that they must fit with the setting and be compatible with the other participants. So essentially, IMO a DM cannot dictate any of the above to a player, and in general a DM should approve any character proposal that is compatible with the setting. I have a hard time believing that such a specific character is the only sort of character available in the setting at the time. Being as generous about this as I think you can, what this sounds like to me is Game Master in a director stance, where in effect, the Game Master is saying, "You have to play Sturm Brightblade because I already have a character driven plot in mind and Sturm Brightblade plays a big role in it." And that's not necessarily wrong, but it is something that a GM ought to be very forthcoming about and get player buy-in on. [/QUOTE]

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