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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 2912242" data-attributes="member: 18701">But that's the problem. I assume you have spent a lot of time as a player, which is why you recognize so many DM fiats. But it may be new to a DM and the group. He may be oblivious that it's a common plot device used in many groups. Even if it is common....it's common because it's fun. Sure, it might not be fun if you've played in a dozen groups in the last 20 years and experienced it many times, but that doesn't make the DM less of a good DM.Some of these gripes are things that are typically used in movies to grab the audiences attention. How many times do we watch a hero in a movie that has a tradegy at the beginning? It's so the audience can relate to why he's becoming a hero throughout the movie. Guys like you and me will see that and go, "Great, another 'my loved one was killed so now I have to get revenge' storyline". But the majority of people won't even notice that common plot hook. It works, and that's why so many DM's do it and they don't even realize they are doing it. I'm not gonna complain about a DM doing it  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> Anyway, back to the DM-bashing!Hey, that's my girl!Due to the DM's practice at roleplaying high charisma NPC's; he excels at whooing both men & women outside of the game. I have lost many girlfriends to smooth talking DM's when he gets into his Aasimar Bard persona at a party.</blockquote>

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