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<blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 5500743" data-attributes="member: 762">I'm never sure how to feel about movie (or TV or novel) comparisons to RPGs. In the former, the writer (or director) having a tight reign on the plot and leading it exactly where it should go is considered a great thing. In an RPG this is usually considered the worst kind of offense. You want the players (through their characters) to be able to write their own story, to make themselves heroes. A good DM should set the possible paths, but too much interference (or even guidance) makes the attainment of the goal near meaningless.In that vein, you want any character to at least have the potential to be a hero (the scale can certainly vary with the campaign, and obviously I'm talking about heroic games here, not horror etc.). If the DM makes sure the fighter (or the rogue etc.) has the same potential as the wizard (or cleric etc.) and can attain the same heights (I'm not necessarily talking power level here) I think I'm ok with that - I know my players are.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mort, post: 5500743, member: 762"] I'm never sure how to feel about movie (or TV or novel) comparisons to RPGs. In the former, the writer (or director) having a tight reign on the plot and leading it exactly where it should go is considered a great thing. In an RPG this is usually considered the worst kind of offense. You want the players (through their characters) to be able to write their own story, to make themselves heroes. A good DM should set the possible paths, but too much interference (or even guidance) makes the attainment of the goal near meaningless. In that vein, you want any character to at least have the potential to be a hero (the scale can certainly vary with the campaign, and obviously I'm talking about heroic games here, not horror etc.). If the DM makes sure the fighter (or the rogue etc.) has the same potential as the wizard (or cleric etc.) and can attain the same heights (I'm not necessarily talking power level here) I think I'm ok with that - I know my players are. [/QUOTE]

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