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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5719302" data-attributes="member: 177">The &quot;case&quot; I am referring to was an instance of play described to us in the OP: &quot;The PC (intimately familiar with the city) looks at the DM and says &quot;I'm intimately familiar with this city, chances are I know a pretty good shortcut that the villain doesn't.&quot;You'd raised the point that not everyone wants control.&nbsp; And that is true.&nbsp; However, the case that started the discussion has the player actively and willfully stepping up to the plate, where there's no such worry.&nbsp; I was just returning to the original context.As written, above, it is pretty clearly phrased as an assertion, not a question.&nbsp; If you want to read a question into it, that's fine, but that's an interpretation, not the explicit statement.When you're talking about whether you know what the player wants, the difference is pretty important.&nbsp; If the player is making assertions about what is the case, that's an attempt to take narrative control.&nbsp; If they are asking questions, then they're leaving the GM with the control of the narrative.In the described instance, the player was even polite and cooperative about it.&nbsp; &quot;Chances are...,&quot; leaves the GM the legitimate option to reject the assertion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5719302, member: 177"] The "case" I am referring to was an instance of play described to us in the OP: [I]"The PC (intimately familiar with the city) looks at the DM and says "I'm intimately familiar with this city, chances are I know a pretty good shortcut that the villain doesn't." [/I] You'd raised the point that not everyone wants control. And that is true. However, the case that started the discussion has the player actively and willfully stepping up to the plate, where there's no such worry. I was just returning to the original context. As written, above, it is pretty clearly phrased as an assertion, not a question. If you want to read a question into it, that's fine, but that's an interpretation, not the explicit statement. When you're talking about whether you know what the player wants, the difference is pretty important. If the player is making assertions about what is the case, that's an attempt to take narrative control. If they are asking questions, then they're leaving the GM with the control of the narrative. In the described instance, the player was even polite and cooperative about it. "Chances are...," leaves the GM the legitimate option to reject the assertion. [/QUOTE]

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