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<blockquote data-quote="Greyhawk_DM" data-source="post: 1613124" data-attributes="member: 2034"><p>Maybe its just me, but I am confused about some things...</p><p></p><p>1.) You have a system that you use to gen character stats. You have a player that didn't want to use that system, so you let him use another.</p><p>[DM Mistake you have admitted]</p><p></p><p>2.) He did not roll his characters in front of the group or the DM.</p><p>[Why do you think this person cheated on his stats? I have personally seen many characters with stats all above 15's. They were all rolled on the gaming table. Granted this has been in 20+ years of gaming, but is is possible nonetheless.]</p><p></p><p>3.) He has a character now that is part of a Krynnish prophecy, yet no one in the group including you don't like Krynn. </p><p>[Then if your the DM how did he become part of this prophecy?]</p><p></p><p>4.) Why do you feel the need to kill his character? This character as far as I can see was created fairly, and with the DM's ok. If he cheated and you know he did this for a fact then fine...tell him he cant play the character and why. I personally dont think that just killing a character outright subtley or not is the way to go. Especially if it is one you have seemed to put your approval on in the first place. If you didnt he should have never been allowed to play the character in the first place.</p><p></p><p>Penalizing a player for a character that you allowed in the first place is not only unfair to the player who created the character, but will later on open the door for others to question your integrity as a DM.</p><p></p><p>There really isnt any easy answer to this situation you have created...</p><p></p><p>I personally would let the player play the character...Two wrongs dont make a right.</p><p></p><p>I would also make it known that in the future that all stats will be rolled in front of the DM.</p><p>We roll stats a certain way and thats it. Period.</p><p>As far as story lines you the DM have total control over that...If you dont like Krynn, dont allow a Krynnish prophecy to affect or even be in your game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyhawk_DM, post: 1613124, member: 2034"] Maybe its just me, but I am confused about some things... 1.) You have a system that you use to gen character stats. You have a player that didn't want to use that system, so you let him use another. [DM Mistake you have admitted] 2.) He did not roll his characters in front of the group or the DM. [Why do you think this person cheated on his stats? I have personally seen many characters with stats all above 15's. They were all rolled on the gaming table. Granted this has been in 20+ years of gaming, but is is possible nonetheless.] 3.) He has a character now that is part of a Krynnish prophecy, yet no one in the group including you don't like Krynn. [Then if your the DM how did he become part of this prophecy?] 4.) Why do you feel the need to kill his character? This character as far as I can see was created fairly, and with the DM's ok. If he cheated and you know he did this for a fact then fine...tell him he cant play the character and why. I personally dont think that just killing a character outright subtley or not is the way to go. Especially if it is one you have seemed to put your approval on in the first place. If you didnt he should have never been allowed to play the character in the first place. Penalizing a player for a character that you allowed in the first place is not only unfair to the player who created the character, but will later on open the door for others to question your integrity as a DM. There really isnt any easy answer to this situation you have created... I personally would let the player play the character...Two wrongs dont make a right. I would also make it known that in the future that all stats will be rolled in front of the DM. We roll stats a certain way and thats it. Period. As far as story lines you the DM have total control over that...If you dont like Krynn, dont allow a Krynnish prophecy to affect or even be in your game. [/QUOTE]
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