Do you trust your DM? How far?

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A couple of recent threads, not only on these boards, mainly over at WotC's, where people had fits over a DM making a rule up on the fly, prompted me to ask the question: How far do you trust your DM?

Do you trust him or her to provide you with a fun game, or only as far as you can throw him? Do you think everything has to be played according to the rules, especially the DM's rolls, or do you do not care about rules for NPCs as long as the game is fun?

Do you work on geting rid of any of your PC's weaknesses, or do you trust your DM to exploit those weaknesses only as far is needed to make an encounter or adventure fun, and not to kill off your PC?

Is your response to the 5th time in a row your rogue got hit with hold person to try to buy a ring of free action, or to talk with the DM, asking him to hold back with the hold person spells a bit because they are ruining your fun?

 

[Zigmutt]

how far?

about as far as i can throw him...

j/k- depends on the DM- and how much fun we are having- and on the day and how upset i am already.

If I am pissed at work and want to come home and rip the crap out of NPCs- and he purposely keeps him alive to further the plot... i get peeved. But if i am in a jovial mood- he can pretty much do anything within the usual bunds of DMing.

But if i am drunk- hell- he can kill my PC six times over and in three different planes of existence- and i would be happy withit...

 

[Crothian]

I trust my DMs because they are friends. Both are reasonible people willing to talk things out and be fair and are looking to have fun for everyone involved.

Do you trust him or her to provide you with a fun game, or only as far as you can throw him? Do you think everything has to be played according to the rules, especially the DM's rolls, or do you do not care about rules for NPCs as long as the game is fun?

We have fun, and that's the main goal. We pretyy much play using the rules, but if he/she needs to go beyond the rules then it's okay with me even if I'm not aware of it.

Do you work on geting rid of any of your PC's weaknesses, or do you trust your DM to exploit those weaknesses only as far is needed to make an encounter or adventure fun, and not to kill off your PC?

I purposely create weakness in a character and it's doubtful I'll ever get rid of them. If the DM chooses to exploit them, it's his perogative. I create a rich and full background that the DM may or may not use. And if I die off we usually have the option of being resurrected, as the party is very team oriented and works to bring people back.

Is your response to the 5th time in a row your rogue got hit with hold person to try to buy a ring of free action, or to talk with the DM, asking him to hold back with the hold person spells a bit because they are ruining your fun?

Buy a Ring of Free Action or talk to the Wizard to help me out. I would aslo take the Iron Will feat and possible others that help with a weak will save.

 

[Henry]

There is a large amount of trust between player and GM, but the most important kind of trust is the trust that the GM will be CONSISTENT. If a GM is known for or has promised before the campaign a certain kind of game (intensive storylines with almost no PC death, a hard edged game where no dice rolls are broken, or simply a mind-shearing deathtrap where every player is challenged every minute to keep their characters alive), then the GM should stick to that kind of game, unless all players give consent to change the pace.

The next more important trust is the trust to be FAIR. If a player makes a decision based on current game rules, then he or she should be allowed to change that decision if the game rules change. If the PC just bought 5 potions of invisibility, and then the GM changes invisibility so that it only works on alternating tuesdays under orange moons during Lent, then the player should be allowed to change their decision.