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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 308533" data-attributes="member: 158">You want constructive advice? All right, here's some constructive advice:You and any other players inthis game upset with the situation, need to be assertive. You need to take the DM aside after the game, and state your opinion that some of the house rules he is using are not enjoyable at all. You need to reiterate that it's not character death that upsets you, but that senseless death that you have no chance to avoid that does.I'll be blunt -- anyone who is extremely temperamental and unable to judge matters objectively is not suitable to be a DM. Experience has NOTHING to do with a person's capability. On the other hand, character and attitude is EVERYTHING. A good DM is one who can tell a story, who is reasonably competent with the rules, and who can referee a situation fairly. If he can do these things, then that's great. If he cannot do these things, then he needs, really needs, to take a step back and evaluate his technique. ('technique' sounds fancier than I like, but I cannot think of a more accurate word.)If you beleive that you cannot reason with him about the comfort level of the game, then you have two choices. Stick it out, and continue a passive assent to his way of running things, or you can stop playing under him. That's the only other viable choice. But not being assertive when someone does something that staps on your rights as a person, is the part YOU can control.It has nothing to do with gaming: It has to do with the respect for others.</blockquote>

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