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How commonly is the GM actually the ultimate arbiter?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 6211299" data-attributes="member: 5038"><p>When it comes to setting limits on the campaign, house rules, etc, the GM is in charge. It has been this way with every gaming group with whom I have played regardless of system since I started gaming with the the Holmes blue book. To date, it seems to be the case with other groups that I know.</p><p>When another person takes over GMing, the same holds true for them.</p><p></p><p>As for removing people, among the groups with whom I have played, the GM is free to remove any player they want. This does not mean that discussing it with the group is not a good idea. It also does not prevent the person from returning if someone else in the group is GMing (unless the owner of the venue states otherwise). </p><p></p><p> In the last 15-20yrs, the groups with whom I have played with have removed four people. </p><p>1. I removed one ( a casual gamer with ADD and hygiene issues) from a D&D game. I did not talk to anyone else, but I knew players took issue with his hygiene (he came directly from jogging without showering).</p><p></p><p>2. My roommate got kicked out of a 30-50 person LARP group (Actually, a few other people also got themselves banned by the storyteller over a two year period, but I don't know the details)</p><p></p><p>3. I could have banned someone upon returning to my group after a hiatus. Instead, when the person that took over GMing wanted to hand over GM chores to me, I refused to do so as long as my roommate and his best friend wanted to keep the offending player (he was a close friend to the best friend and all three hung out outside of gaming). </p><p> When I did so, I knew it was only a matter of time before the player pissed the two of them off and got himself booted. Sure enough, it only took four to six sessions to get the first of temporary bans from my roommate, who took over GM chores. Within another month, the guy earned his third strike in a big way and my roommate kicked out for being a "tool" at the game table (After cooling down, my roommate was willing to hang with the guy away from gaming, but was not willing to game with him again).</p><p></p><p>4. This person was a drama queen who got himself booted for arguing with the Storyteller of a tabletop oWoD game. Of course, it didn't help that he insulted another player.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg K, post: 6211299, member: 5038"] When it comes to setting limits on the campaign, house rules, etc, the GM is in charge. It has been this way with every gaming group with whom I have played regardless of system since I started gaming with the the Holmes blue book. To date, it seems to be the case with other groups that I know. When another person takes over GMing, the same holds true for them. As for removing people, among the groups with whom I have played, the GM is free to remove any player they want. This does not mean that discussing it with the group is not a good idea. It also does not prevent the person from returning if someone else in the group is GMing (unless the owner of the venue states otherwise). In the last 15-20yrs, the groups with whom I have played with have removed four people. 1. I removed one ( a casual gamer with ADD and hygiene issues) from a D&D game. I did not talk to anyone else, but I knew players took issue with his hygiene (he came directly from jogging without showering). 2. My roommate got kicked out of a 30-50 person LARP group (Actually, a few other people also got themselves banned by the storyteller over a two year period, but I don't know the details) 3. I could have banned someone upon returning to my group after a hiatus. Instead, when the person that took over GMing wanted to hand over GM chores to me, I refused to do so as long as my roommate and his best friend wanted to keep the offending player (he was a close friend to the best friend and all three hung out outside of gaming). When I did so, I knew it was only a matter of time before the player pissed the two of them off and got himself booted. Sure enough, it only took four to six sessions to get the first of temporary bans from my roommate, who took over GM chores. Within another month, the guy earned his third strike in a big way and my roommate kicked out for being a "tool" at the game table (After cooling down, my roommate was willing to hang with the guy away from gaming, but was not willing to game with him again). 4. This person was a drama queen who got himself booted for arguing with the Storyteller of a tabletop oWoD game. Of course, it didn't help that he insulted another player. [/QUOTE]
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