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<blockquote data-quote="Wild Gazebo" data-source="post: 2179763" data-attributes="member: 24413">Yes.&nbsp; My two examples were two extremes...on purpose.&nbsp; Both are examples of what I feel is relatively poor DMing.&nbsp; But, one is an example of a PC oriented campaign and the other a completely DM dominated campaign.&nbsp; While I'm sure if anyone here cared to think about it, there are an infinite number of grey areas in between.&nbsp; The point being...we weren't told if the PCs got stuck into this situation or if the DM railroaded them into this situation, we weren't told how powerful the McGuffin is or how dangerous the place it is kept is.&nbsp; We weren't told any alignments, any classes, any races, any environment...just a question and an answer from a powerful entity and some PCs.&nbsp; In my experience that kind of set up is usually a JOKE.&nbsp; But, since this is a gaming board one might expect to be taken seriously and have the situation flushed out more so that the respondants can get into character.&nbsp; But, why attack the DM--based on NO knowledge of the situation--save a question that could obviously be asked in practically any context in any situation.&nbsp; It just seems...rude.&nbsp; And I don't mean attack in the harshest sense...just the snide remarks and off-hand comments about the DMs compotence.&nbsp; I would like to believe that everybody has the best interests of the poster in mind...but it really doesn't seem that way...all of the time.&nbsp; That's all I really mean.&nbsp; My examples were ludicrous extremes to prove a point--it's what isn't said that should be important in my illustration.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wild Gazebo, post: 2179763, member: 24413"] Yes. My two examples were two extremes...on purpose. Both are examples of what I feel is relatively poor DMing. But, one is an example of a PC oriented campaign and the other a completely DM dominated campaign. While I'm sure if anyone here cared to think about it, there are an infinite number of grey areas in between. The point being...we weren't told if the PCs got stuck into this situation or if the DM railroaded them into this situation, we weren't told how powerful the McGuffin is or how dangerous the place it is kept is. We weren't told any alignments, any classes, any races, any environment...just a question and an answer from a powerful entity and some PCs. In my experience that kind of set up is usually a JOKE. But, since this is a gaming board one might expect to be taken seriously and have the situation flushed out more so that the respondants can get into character. But, why attack the DM--based on NO knowledge of the situation--save a question that could obviously be asked in practically any context in any situation. It just seems...rude. And I don't mean attack in the harshest sense...just the snide remarks and off-hand comments about the DMs compotence. I would like to believe that everybody has the best interests of the poster in mind...but it really doesn't seem that way...all of the time. That's all I really mean. My examples were ludicrous extremes to prove a point--it's what isn't said that should be important in my illustration. [/QUOTE]

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