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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 9334380" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>You literally said "it ruins the rest of the story." Not "it ruins my ability to enjoy the game."</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy. You're not playing a solo game here. You're playing a group game. Sometimes you have to give a little, especially on matters that are not disruptive or harmful. Why is it better that <em>their </em>experience of the game potentially be ruined--and along with it, potentially their trust in the DM's willingness to be fair with them? Why not just <em>ignore </em>it the probably one or two times in an entire campaign that it may come up?</p><p></p><p>I mean, are you seriously saying that if a player used this ability in a way you find improbable--but that helped move the plot or her or someone else's personal goals along (or at least didn't hinder them) and wasn't harmful to anyone at the table--that you'd still be miserable about it sessions later?</p><p></p><p>At my table, we have a player who loves giving her characters exceedingly silly names, particularly when she plays members of certain species. I <em>hate </em>these names, because I'm trying to be immersed in a serious game and use serious naming conventions. Do I make a big deal about it? Do I tell her (when I'm the DM) she can't use that name or demand the DM (when I'm a player) make her change the name? </p><p></p><p>No, of course not. Because it's a group game. She's a good player and a lovely person. She works well <em>with </em>the group both in and out of character. Her silly naming conventions aren't actually ruining the game or my enjoyment of the game. I get really <em>annoyed </em>when I have to use her characters' full names, but annoyed =/= ruined.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 9334380, member: 6915329"] You literally said "it ruins the rest of the story." Not "it ruins my ability to enjoy the game." I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy. You're not playing a solo game here. You're playing a group game. Sometimes you have to give a little, especially on matters that are not disruptive or harmful. Why is it better that [I]their [/I]experience of the game potentially be ruined--and along with it, potentially their trust in the DM's willingness to be fair with them? Why not just [I]ignore [/I]it the probably one or two times in an entire campaign that it may come up? I mean, are you seriously saying that if a player used this ability in a way you find improbable--but that helped move the plot or her or someone else's personal goals along (or at least didn't hinder them) and wasn't harmful to anyone at the table--that you'd still be miserable about it sessions later? At my table, we have a player who loves giving her characters exceedingly silly names, particularly when she plays members of certain species. I [I]hate [/I]these names, because I'm trying to be immersed in a serious game and use serious naming conventions. Do I make a big deal about it? Do I tell her (when I'm the DM) she can't use that name or demand the DM (when I'm a player) make her change the name? No, of course not. Because it's a group game. She's a good player and a lovely person. She works well [I]with [/I]the group both in and out of character. Her silly naming conventions aren't actually ruining the game or my enjoyment of the game. I get really [I]annoyed [/I]when I have to use her characters' full names, but annoyed =/= ruined. [/QUOTE]
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