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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 679228" data-attributes="member: 151">I agree with the second statement, but couldn't disagree with the first one more.  The DM "just manages things"?  Where I come from, the DM is either the primary storyteller, or (and this is both my preference and the greater part of my experience) an equal part storyteller in a jointly-written tale.The DM creates the world, the NPCs, and all the rest.  He's more than just a number-crunching adjudicator.  I think you do her a disservice by claiming that she's anything less than an equal participant.To me, the best game is one where the players and the DM both drive each other to greater heights and a more interesting story.  My current campaign was given a major drive, in large part, due to one character's back story.  I was able to adapt it, bring it into some of the things I wanted to try, and wrap everyone's story into it as a loose framework.  Without that character's story, things would have gone much differently.</blockquote>