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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9010048" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Ah, but don't you see, the players should just instantly trust the GM! Because they're working so hard, you see. They're owed the players' trust.So many advocates for the &quot;absolute power&quot; GM display the belief that they don't need to earn trust because they are entitled to it. And, in a bitter irony, you often see the very same people complain about &quot;player entitlement&quot;!While that may be true, it doesn't diminish the core point. Trust IS essential here--and far too many GMs presume they already have it, whether innocently (as in the case of the GM Mort described) or...less so.It's one of the reasons why I bang my &quot;genuine player enthusiasm*&quot; drum so hard. Doing everything you can to support genuine player enthusiasm is one of the best, and most productive, ways to earn your players' trust. Failure to support genuine player enthusiasm is one of the most effective ways to prove you don't merit your players' trust.*And, as usual, this means it can't be exploitative (contrary to the spirit of the game/table), coercive (forcing other participants to play as this player wants against their will), or abusive (intended to cause harm/distress/etc. to another participant)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9010048, member: 6790260"] Ah, but don't you see, the players should just [I]instantly[/I] trust the GM! Because they're working so hard, you see. They're [I]owed[/I] the players' trust. So many advocates for the "absolute power" GM display the belief that they don't need to [I]earn[/I] trust because they are [I]entitled[/I] to it. And, in a bitter irony, you often see the very same people complain about "player entitlement"! While that may be true, it doesn't diminish the core point. Trust IS essential here--and far too many GMs presume they already have it, whether innocently (as in the case of the GM Mort described) or...less so. It's one of the reasons why I bang my "genuine player enthusiasm*" drum so hard. Doing everything you can to support genuine player enthusiasm is one of the best, and most productive, ways to earn your players' trust. Failure to support genuine player enthusiasm is one of the most effective ways to prove you [I]don't[/I] merit your players' trust. *And, as usual, this means it can't be exploitative (contrary to the spirit of the game/table), coercive (forcing other participants to play as this player wants against their will), or abusive (intended to cause harm/distress/etc. to another participant) [/QUOTE]

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