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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Engilbrand" data-source="post: 5030609" data-attributes="member: 44184">3rd hit on Google.I played with a power-hungry douche-DM a couple of years ago. I wanted a game to tide me over until 4e came out, so I found a local group. It was absolutely horrible. He was power-hungry, had no true concept of balance, and even went so far as to change my description of something really cool. I was not a fan. (On a side note, I left the group by sending a mass email while drunk. That was awkward. I finally said everything I had wanted to say.)The DM is the arbiter of the rules, but I don't think that counts as making up rules on the fly to mess with the players. I mess with the rules quite a bit, but I'm also DMing for 2 friends and everything that I do is to add to the fun and the story. "You tell me." has become my favorite response when one of them asks for a description or a name. They seem to love it, too. It's also where most of the ideas for the game have come from.Tell your DMs to shut up and read the DMG 2. Also, let them know that their callous regard for the players' interest may cause them to lose players. If they don't care, then stop gaming with them. At the very least, you should leave if your son leaves.</blockquote>