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<blockquote data-quote="Neil Bishop" data-source="post: 4502999" data-attributes="member: 55494"><p>It also depends on your players. Some are time-wasting spotlight hogs and these sorts of requests are about indulging their inner narcissist at the expense of the other players. Of course, saying yes and then finding a way to kill their character (or even the players) might be the way to go....</p><p></p><p>Anyway, as DMs we have all made mistakes. I just say sorry, give a free action point the next session and possibly include the opportunity for a do-over.</p><p></p><p>My favourite "yes" moment was more than 20 years ago when I used to play as oppose to DM. I had a really creative DM run us through the <em>Expedition to the Barrier Peaks</em>. I played a druid who had the <em>call lightning</em> spell which required, in 1E at least, the presence of a storm from which to call the bolts.</p><p></p><p>This DM allowed me to draw half-power bolts from the electricity coursing through the space ship which was quite cool. I also was able to find poisonous plants in the plant level which we then used to slay the froghemoth. Very cool thanks to some good descriptions. Unbalanced? Possibly. But we weren't playing for cattle stations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neil Bishop, post: 4502999, member: 55494"] It also depends on your players. Some are time-wasting spotlight hogs and these sorts of requests are about indulging their inner narcissist at the expense of the other players. Of course, saying yes and then finding a way to kill their character (or even the players) might be the way to go.... Anyway, as DMs we have all made mistakes. I just say sorry, give a free action point the next session and possibly include the opportunity for a do-over. My favourite "yes" moment was more than 20 years ago when I used to play as oppose to DM. I had a really creative DM run us through the [I]Expedition to the Barrier Peaks[/I]. I played a druid who had the [I]call lightning[/I] spell which required, in 1E at least, the presence of a storm from which to call the bolts. This DM allowed me to draw half-power bolts from the electricity coursing through the space ship which was quite cool. I also was able to find poisonous plants in the plant level which we then used to slay the froghemoth. Very cool thanks to some good descriptions. Unbalanced? Possibly. But we weren't playing for cattle stations. [/QUOTE]
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