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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FreeTheSlaves" data-source="post: 2384961" data-attributes="member: 9952">Self regulation can only go so far, at some point he can hit back that he is being subject to the deadweight of democracy, i.e. the majority running roughshod over the minority. Assuming the dm is decent he's going to have the trust of all players & so he is in the position to make the call. Also his word carries weight, if you want to play in his campaign you have to accept his ruling.I certainly agree that while a certain amount of metagaming is acceptable to allow the characters to bond, it should not stretch credibility. We've not allowed even dm approved characters into the group because of insurmountable reasons not to trust them.Your last comment about the dm having enough on his plate is probably the crux of our differing viewpoints; I believe that when I am the dm my responsibility also includes making sure that the player environment is comfortable as well as running the campaign. I like to be the host as well as the dm.Of course I run the game that you have 1 character for 1 campaign which is planned to run for 1 year, there is no new source material for players that is allowed so previous choices are not invalidated.</blockquote>