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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jim Hague" data-source="post: 1735252" data-attributes="member: 17550">*minor hijack*It's about fun for everyone, Tuz.  If you're making huge sacrifices as a GM/DM, then it's much more likely the game is going to suffer.  The GM/DM is not the hostage of the players - rather, they're a sort of 'meta-player', IMO.  As such, it's the players' responsibility to not only work with each other, but towards the DM/GM's enjoyment as well.  If the person running the game isn't having fun, then there's a problem, yes...but not necessarily with the GM/DM.Example: In my former D&D game, there was a serious conflict between two players that spilled frequently into IC squabbles.  One player was from the 'low power, low magic' school of thought, and the other was, to be frank, a powergaming munchkin.  Several attempts by myself and other players were made to resolve the problems, but in the end, they were simply irreconcilable player differences.  Following a particularly nasty outburst by the powergamer, that person was asked to leave, because it had gotten to the point where everyone was miserable, including me.Lesson: If it's not fun for everyone, don't do it.  But it's also ok to have a bit of selfish fun occasionally.*unhijack*Now, back to the thread at hand.</blockquote>