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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6201704" data-attributes="member: 4937">Let me go one level harsher than that.If you were playing 'My Life with Master', it would be terrifically bad advice to tell the would be story teller to base the Master on some players abusive parent or ex-spouse - or your stereotyping of a spouse or parent you felt was abusive - or really in any way someone's real relationships just because you thought this would produce a more satisfying and engaging story.You are likely to get emotional engagement, but it won't be with your story.Alternate universes offer plenty of opportunities for engagement.   Consider all the alignment debates or how much geek philosophizing Star Wars provokes.</blockquote>