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<blockquote data-quote="weem" data-source="post: 5165638" data-attributes="member: 9470"><p>Yep. In my primary campaign, I have 4 players, 2 of which have their own games (that I play in) and the third player has DM'd a lot in the past. They know how these things go, and appreciate insight into how I run my game - so sometimes I will explain something behind the scenes so they have some insight into why something may or may not have happened.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It can be nice, but generally I don't want to know. I simply want to know that the DM is not fudging anything... anything at all. I would rather us TPK than know a DM dropped some mobs early etc because he felt like we may not survive. If I am told "I don't fudge anything", that's good enough for me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, if they were questioning it - but mine don't question things such as this. They know I do not fudge and that I would rather wipe them out entirely than pull punches. They knew it before we started, and very much wanted it that way themselves.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If I knew you were not the kind to fudge things, I would not want to see it - I would assume it happened naturally.</p><p></p><p>If I was unsure and you offered it up (because I would still not question it even if I wasn't sure), I would indeed appreciate it - though not for the fact that I got to see it with my own eyes (I don't need anything physically proven to me), but rather that you were concerned enough about my desire to play in a non-fudged game that you were willing to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weem, post: 5165638, member: 9470"] Yep. In my primary campaign, I have 4 players, 2 of which have their own games (that I play in) and the third player has DM'd a lot in the past. They know how these things go, and appreciate insight into how I run my game - so sometimes I will explain something behind the scenes so they have some insight into why something may or may not have happened. It can be nice, but generally I don't want to know. I simply want to know that the DM is not fudging anything... anything at all. I would rather us TPK than know a DM dropped some mobs early etc because he felt like we may not survive. If I am told "I don't fudge anything", that's good enough for me. Yes, if they were questioning it - but mine don't question things such as this. They know I do not fudge and that I would rather wipe them out entirely than pull punches. They knew it before we started, and very much wanted it that way themselves. If I knew you were not the kind to fudge things, I would not want to see it - I would assume it happened naturally. If I was unsure and you offered it up (because I would still not question it even if I wasn't sure), I would indeed appreciate it - though not for the fact that I got to see it with my own eyes (I don't need anything physically proven to me), but rather that you were concerned enough about my desire to play in a non-fudged game that you were willing to do that. [/QUOTE]
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