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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 5405418">Make the DM happy was always a bad game.&nbsp; Cruelty and malice towards a character, especially when it's obvious, is rarely warranted and incredibly annoying.&nbsp; Aside from making the player feel like crap, it also annoys the party to no end as no matter what they do to protect him, the DM has it out for them, and attacks them ruthlessly.&nbsp; It makes gameplay feel pointless and it makes players disgruntled.&nbsp;What have you gotten at the end of the day?&nbsp; An unhappy party, an unfun game, and probably more than one pissed off player.&nbsp; Oh yeah, the DMs happy, good for him.&nbsp;The DM can exert his control without having to &quot;act out&quot;(which IS what you're doing) towards the player and the game.&nbsp; All he has to do is raise his hand and say &quot;no&quot;.&nbsp;It's not about being &quot;soft&quot;, being soft would be allowing this player to do as he pleases.&nbsp; It's about acting like an adult.&nbsp; You don't counter childish behaviour with childish behanvour.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 5405418"] Make the DM happy was always a bad game. Cruelty and malice towards a character, especially when it's obvious, is rarely warranted and incredibly annoying. Aside from making the player feel like crap, it also annoys the party to no end as no matter what they do to protect him, the DM has it out for them, and attacks them ruthlessly. It makes gameplay feel pointless and it makes players disgruntled. What have you gotten at the end of the day? An unhappy party, an unfun game, and probably more than one pissed off player. Oh yeah, the DMs happy, good for him. The DM can exert his control without having to "act out"(which IS what you're doing) towards the player and the game. All he has to do is raise his hand and say "no". It's not about being "soft", being soft would be allowing this player to do as he pleases. It's about acting like an adult. You don't counter childish behaviour with childish behanvour. [/QUOTE]

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