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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khairn" data-source="post: 4830395" data-attributes="member: 20153">As a player, have you ever left a game because the GM wasn't being 'true' to the line?Never.  Since enjoying the game is the ultimate goal of any RPG, if that is happening why would I care if the GM killed off Elminster or redesigned the Mournlands?  Now if the GM and players were deliberately trying to play a "canon" game, it would be different.As a player, how much do you think your character knows about the setting?Really depends on each player and the setting.  I have some players who know FR better than me, and others who know IK like the back of their hands.  Having a good "lore-smith" at the table can even be a godsend when I'm trying to remember an obscure historical event.As a player, have you ever 'forced' out another player?Yes, two actually.  The specific reasons were consistent cheating on dice rolls, and being too arguementative.  In both cases I spoke with the GM first to see what his perspective was, and then only did so once the GM requested some help in getting the players to leave.As a GM, how... constrained do you feel by the fiction line?Not at all.  It's my game and setting to play as I want to get the maximum enjoyment for myself and players.  Its not the authors game.  I must admit that I feel sorry for any GM and player who feel that a novel trumps their enjoyment.As a GM, have you ever stopped running a game because a player ruined it for you?Nope.  If the player is ruining my enjoyment, he can leave.  Having said that, I have had my players come to me with some concerns about how I was running the game.  I easily understood what they were saying and made the necessary changes.  Listening to your players is very important.  But as the GM, any changes are ultimately my call to make.As a GM have you had to ask a player to leave because they were ruining the enjoyment of other players?Yes.  Maybe 5 or 6 times in 30 years of GM'ing, which really isn't to bad an average.</blockquote>

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