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<blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 7632199" data-attributes="member: 6795602"><p>Oh please, no one has asked for rules for everything the GM does. I'm fine with him doing nearly anything. The only thing I ask for is that he don't try to control things about my character for which there aren't mechanics for - and that if an NPC does that the NPC be special. I have no problem with a single special maiden doing what is described. I have a problem with every maiden doing what is described (barring some kind of setting where all maidens are extremely special simply by virtue of being a maiden).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It boils down to whether the maiden in question is special. The DM giving her the special ability to melt hearts with a wink is very observable whether he names the ability in play or not. Trust actually isn't much of a factor IMO as all of this works just fine in the game of a random stranger who I don't know.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's not much of an RPG if the DM dictates how your character thinks and feels for you, especially without consulting any dice to do so.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It makes all the difference. It's not about trust. It's about NPC specialness. It's not about trust, its about not taking overt control over a PC's character. I don't need a DM I trust, I need a DM that creates special NPC's if he wants to contest something normally uncontestable about my character and I need him not to take overt control over my PC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrogReaver, post: 7632199, member: 6795602"] Oh please, no one has asked for rules for everything the GM does. I'm fine with him doing nearly anything. The only thing I ask for is that he don't try to control things about my character for which there aren't mechanics for - and that if an NPC does that the NPC be special. I have no problem with a single special maiden doing what is described. I have a problem with every maiden doing what is described (barring some kind of setting where all maidens are extremely special simply by virtue of being a maiden). It boils down to whether the maiden in question is special. The DM giving her the special ability to melt hearts with a wink is very observable whether he names the ability in play or not. Trust actually isn't much of a factor IMO as all of this works just fine in the game of a random stranger who I don't know. It's not much of an RPG if the DM dictates how your character thinks and feels for you, especially without consulting any dice to do so. It makes all the difference. It's not about trust. It's about NPC specialness. It's not about trust, its about not taking overt control over a PC's character. I don't need a DM I trust, I need a DM that creates special NPC's if he wants to contest something normally uncontestable about my character and I need him not to take overt control over my PC. [/QUOTE]
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