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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smbakeresq" data-source="post: 6979080" data-attributes="member: 28301">Not at all.  If a player or group is going to power game you, you power game him back.  That's why for players who you play with all the time you let some things slide if they don't get rule right or maybe they forget a concentration check or something.  Or the player who plays his PC in character according to his abilities gets constant inspiration for doing so.  Children who play should get DMed differently.I can tell many of you don't DM.  You don't get how much time you put in away from the table to get ready; at least 1-2 hours for each hour at table just so things run smooth for your players.  They have one character to play, you might have 30 in one session.  It's your story told through interaction with the players, but you also have to be referee.  If someone is just trying to troll, some players goals are to just ruin things for others, pound them.Put it this way, how many of you have had a player say "wait, according to the rules My PC can do this but that's not right so I am going to play it this way which is worse for me."  That's the players that get it that it's a team game, and the DM is part of the team  also, he is putting forth his time and effort also.Sent from my iPhone using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205" target="_blank">EN World mobile app</a></blockquote>