D&D 5E Met me Met me Met me in the dungeon

[jasper]

We take you now to Action 8 News reporter Erwin Elf, who is cover a crowd of monsters who are approaching the dm screen.
Erwin Elf, “I see masses of monsters, npcs, and dungeon dressing approaching me. As if someone dump their mini collection on the table top.”
Various monster approach the screen holding signs saying
METME. A banishment for me, is a banishment for thee. METME. Critical count double. METME.
Down with unfair dms. DMs 4 dummies. Pity the little monsters. Dice rule, Dms drool!
Erwin Elf, “I am talking with a Kobold with no legs beneath the knees, what is your story?”
Kobold, “During the Sunless Citadel, I set a trap and an adventurer tripped it. BUT THE EVIL DM DID NOT APPLY IT. He let the guy go by. Then adventurer reset the trap and tossed me. It took my legs. He goes by Kobold Boots now!. HEY HO JUST SAY NO TO UNFAIR DMS”.
Erwin Elf, “ And your story Mr. Orc?”.
Orville Orc, “ Decades ago I smack a puny little first level wizard with a crit using great axe. 28 points of damage. 28 points of freaking damage. Instant death by double damage. BUT NO! The Evil Dm doesn’t want the die to rule. He reduces to 3 points. 3 fraking points. Now the wizard has a 6 picture deal about him, his pet hobbit, and gaggle of dwarves. EVIL DMS MUST GO.” Orville Orc waves his METME sign around. “ PS He is call grey because the cheeky bugger never washed his underwear. “
Erwin Elf, “ And you minotaur!”
Mycroft Minotaur, “ MR. DM. TEAR DOWN THIS SCREEN! We here at METME That is Monsters for the Ethical Treatment of Monsters Everywhere, want dms to give us a fair shake. We are tried of what!”
Crowd, “dm ignoring our rolls”
Mycroft, “ When do we want it?”
Crowd, “Now. MET ME! MET ME. “
Erwin Elf, “ we be right back after this hard break!”.

Ok. A guy on facebook said a dm should never sideline a player character. I disagree and need to get it out my system. So what is you dm style.
Captain Kirk/ A team. Pcs are stars of the show and never die. No matter how stupid they get.
Action Movie heroes. PC will get hurt and only die when player wants them too.
Let the Dice hit the floor. AKA monsters need love too. Most encounters are fair and unfair ones are foreshadow but the dice rule.
Killer Dm. I will make you cry and leave this game. Etc.
Ps. I welcome to suggestions about the names of the styles.

 

[Guest 6801328]

April 20 is more than two months away....

 

[alienux]

Let me consult the dice......

The dice have spoken and have declared that in my games, they will determine what happens when a roll is necessary (but I still fudge rolls for new players on rare occasions....but don't tell the dice I said that).

 

[Satyrn]

I'm sort of let the dice fall where they may, but I also tend to avoid using overpowering foes and I spread their attacks around so I'm not focus firing on any individual PC most of the time.

So PC death is quite rare when I'm DMing, but there are lots of times when a character is close to dying.

 

[transtemporal]

Monsters have had far too easy a ride with this administration. We need to crack down hard, and we need to crack down now! Otherwise we may as well hand over the keys to the kingdom!

 

[Olrox17]

I roll in the open. PC death is part of the game, that's why we have resurrection spells.

 

[Nevvur]

Ok. A guy on facebook said a dm should never sideline a player character. I disagree and need to get it out my system. So what is you dm style.

Of the options you presented, I am closest to "Let the dice hit the floor. AKA monsters need love too." However, it's not always the DM's rolls that create sidelined PCs. Saving throws, for instance. A PC of mine once got petrified by a basilisk about 1/3 of the way into a cluster%$# combat that stretched for 2 hours.

Does the 'guy on facebook' think DMs should never use monsters with save or die/suck abilities as well?

 

[GameOgre]

I roll every roll in front of the players so not one die fudge from me.

However.....one doesn't need dice rolls to fudge.

 

[jasper]

I roll every roll in front of the players so not one die fudge from me.

However.....one doesn't need dice rolls to fudge.

And fudge makes lousy but delicious dice.