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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9361394" data-attributes="member: 6684958">This is the difference between a Traditional player and a Neo T player.I'm no expert here, but these people might be wrong.&nbsp; I would note your conditions.&nbsp; Bad things can happen to a character only if:&nbsp; 1. It narratively makes sense to the player 2. It only comes from the characters actions and 3. If the player does not &quot;feel&quot; the DM did some shenanigans.&nbsp; And I would sure say it sounds to me like the player must approve of any bad thing that happens.This is the typical reaction of the Neo T player though : If any event happens in the game, especially anything bad or negative directly to a PC, it must only be &quot;a DM on a sick power trip&quot;.And, ok, yes....Every type of play style has Bad DMs.&nbsp; Even Neo T.&nbsp; But just as something does not make sense to the player, comes only from the characters actions and if the player &quot;feels&quot; right...does not automatically make a DM a Bad DM.&nbsp;So, if you have a Bad DM, sure you can feel &quot;singled out&quot;.&nbsp; But for any other DM, you should never feel targeted or &quot;singled out&quot;.&nbsp; Though this really is a player problem: you you feel singled out whenever anything bad happens to your character, how do you expect to play the game?&nbsp; I would note the part that &quot;Neo T players only want to play there character free from any negative effects&quot; is an important part.&nbsp; But I would wonder why you just skip over the idea of playing as a duck character?&nbsp; It does depend on the game system, edition and house rules....but polymorph does not always equal useless.&nbsp; And some players do have tons of fun being a 'super spy' or such.DM has all the power or the power is shared between many...what else?Well, you will almost always get this with a published adventure.&nbsp; It has to be generic.&nbsp; And not every writer has the skill...or sadly the page numbers...to write a good book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9361394, member: 6684958"] This is the difference between a Traditional player and a Neo T player. I'm no expert here, but these people might be wrong. I would note your conditions. Bad things can happen to a character only if: 1. It narratively makes sense to the player 2. It only comes from the characters actions and 3. If the player does not "feel" the DM did some shenanigans. And I would sure say it sounds to me like the player must approve of any bad thing that happens. This is the typical reaction of the Neo T player though : If any event happens in the game, especially anything bad or negative directly to a PC, it must only be "a DM on a sick power trip". And, ok, yes....Every type of play style has Bad DMs. Even Neo T. But just as something does not make sense to the player, comes only from the characters actions and if the player "feels" right...does not automatically make a DM a Bad DM. So, if you have a Bad DM, sure you can feel "singled out". But for any other DM, you should never feel targeted or "singled out". Though this really is a player problem: you you feel singled out whenever anything bad happens to your character, how do you expect to play the game? I would note the part that "Neo T players only want to play there character free from any negative effects" is an important part. But I would wonder why you just skip over the idea of playing as a duck character? It does depend on the game system, edition and house rules....but polymorph does not always equal useless. And some players do have tons of fun being a 'super spy' or such. DM has all the power or the power is shared between many...what else? Well, you will almost always get this with a published adventure. It has to be generic. And not every writer has the skill...or sadly the page numbers...to write a good book. [/QUOTE]

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