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<blockquote data-quote="Curmudjinn" data-source="post: 7896384" data-attributes="member: 6778159">In my opinion, this is the correct way to DM a game. I've played for decades, through many types of game masters and 99.9% of players I've DMed with or played alongside prefer this. The brutal, this is the law DMs are by far the worst I've ever had the (not)privilege to play with. Not only that, but those that follow the this is the law are some of the biggest jerks I've shared a table with. They tend to be very passive-aggressive, argumentative, game-stalling, and make others feel like their way is wrong or cheating. Luckily, those are the extreme minority, even if vocal.Play the game how you like. If everyone is having fun with you spilling out the campaign as they progress in their own chosen direction, keep doing it. I've only had one such negative grognard at my table, being a complaintative rules-lawyer that was souring the fun of others. They were kicked from our table and the fun immediately returned.Bye Felicia.So, all you new to D&amp;D players. From decades of my own experience, hosting dozens and dozens of tables from home, local gaming stores, heck even GenCon, I have to say this is the most effective way to keep everyone happy and playing, including you(or whomever DMs), but again, Play Whichever Way Is The Most Fun!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Curmudjinn, post: 7896384, member: 6778159"] In my opinion, this is the correct way to DM a game. I've played for decades, through many types of game masters and 99.9% of players I've DMed with or played alongside prefer this. The brutal, [I]this is the law[/I] DMs are by far the worst I've ever had the (not)privilege to play with. Not only that, but those that follow the [I]this is the law[/I] are some of the biggest jerks I've shared a table with. They tend to be very passive-aggressive, argumentative, game-stalling, and make others feel like their way is wrong or cheating. Luckily, those are the extreme minority, even if vocal. Play the game how you like. If everyone is having fun with you spilling out the campaign as they progress in their own chosen direction, keep doing it. I've only had one such negative grognard at my table, being a complaintative rules-lawyer that was souring the fun of others. They were kicked from our table and the fun immediately returned. Bye Felicia. So, all you new to D&D players. From decades of my own experience, hosting dozens and dozens of tables from home, local gaming stores, heck even GenCon, I have to say this is the most effective way to keep everyone happy and playing, including you(or whomever DMs), but again, Play Whichever Way Is The Most Fun! [/QUOTE]

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