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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9001138" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Because we're running a public game.&nbsp; Because Bob is not a bad guy, even if he is likely somewhere on the autism scale. Because even reasonable people can sometimes have differences of opinion.&nbsp; In other cases perhaps not-Bob is a good friend even if they are kind of annoying sometimes. Because they're fantastic at role playing and add a lot to the game.Burt primarily?&nbsp; Because nobody is perfect and we're not going to kick them out of the game just because sometimes they need to be told they can't do something.There's a difference between horrible players who get kicked out of the game and Bob.&nbsp; There's a difference between a DM I'd never voluntarily play with and a DM who isn't perfect but otherwise I'm enjoying the game.Maybe you live in this ideal world where everyone holds hands singing kum-ba-ya in perfect harmony.&nbsp; I don't.&nbsp; As DM, it's incredibly rare I can't come to agreement, but the game runs more smoothly for me whether I'm DMing or playing if the DM just makes the call and we all move on.&nbsp; Because whether I'll admit it or not, it's possible I've been a Bob too without realizing it.edit: In decades of play I've had 1 DM that followed the rules strictly to the letter and was still the worst DM I've ever had.&nbsp; I had another DM who started doing stupid monster tricks by using a brutal crit/fumble system (that only hurt the PCs) but honestly I just think they were burned out and didn't want to just admit that they needed to take a break.&nbsp; Which they got, because we all quit.&nbsp; I don't think I've ever met this hypothetical all controlling DM.&nbsp; It's a giant controlling DM strawman that's 1 in a million as far as I can tell.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9001138, member: 6801845"] Because we're running a public game. Because Bob is not a bad guy, even if he is likely somewhere on the autism scale. Because even reasonable people can sometimes have differences of opinion. In other cases perhaps not-Bob is a good friend even if they are kind of annoying sometimes. Because they're fantastic at role playing and add a lot to the game. Burt primarily? Because nobody is perfect and we're not going to kick them out of the game just because sometimes they need to be told they can't do something. There's a difference between horrible players who get kicked out of the game and Bob. There's a difference between a DM I'd never voluntarily play with and a DM who isn't perfect but otherwise I'm enjoying the game. Maybe you live in this ideal world where everyone holds hands singing kum-ba-ya in perfect harmony. I don't. As DM, it's incredibly rare I can't come to agreement, but the game runs more smoothly for me whether I'm DMing or playing if the DM just makes the call and we all move on. Because whether I'll admit it or not, it's possible I've been a Bob too without realizing it. edit: In decades of play I've had 1 DM that followed the rules strictly to the letter and was still the worst DM I've ever had. I had another DM who started doing stupid monster tricks by using a brutal crit/fumble system (that only hurt the PCs) but honestly I just think they were burned out and didn't want to just admit that they needed to take a break. Which they got, because we all quit. I don't think I've ever met this hypothetical all controlling DM. It's a giant controlling DM strawman that's 1 in a million as far as I can tell. [/QUOTE]

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