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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 272232" data-attributes="member: 424">The ultimate example of this in action was from a thread in the RttToEE section of Monte Cook's message boards.The DM bought Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil intending for the party to go through.  After throwing out a multitude of plot hooks, the party got to Hommlet, investigated the Moathouse, found out about the cult of Thurizdun.....Then promptly decided they did not what to be heroes to save the world, so they brushed off any other plot hooks and resisted all attempts for by the DM to encourage them or steer them back on track.The DM (who paid out alot of coin for the adventure) was so peeved by the players absolute refusal to take up the adventure that he made up an several other adventures for them to do.  Allowed the party to advance 4 or 5 levels.....Then in mid-battle in the home-brew adventure, he announced that they were all dead.  Since they refused to take up the adventure in RttToEE, the DM furthered the agenda of the Cult, decided on the likely outcome of possible events and ruled that the cult succeeded in freeing Thurzidun and in the ritual, Thurzidun (who is about destroying all the world) destroyed their part of the world....and the characters along with it.The ultimate example of being a Plot-Nazi?  Or a POed DM who paid good money for a fine adventure and got rebuked by the players?</blockquote>