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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8717868" data-attributes="member: 6790260"><p>Well then, this leads to more or less the same question I had for Charlaquin above, though this time I don't know you well enough to predict the answer. That is: Does this mean you don't consider the social contract for such concerns? Because, as I said upthread, the reason I'm asking is that someone (with others agreeing or lamenting that their own players agree) essentially said that they would absolutely do something like this, even while <em>knowing</em> that the DM politely asked them not to and that the DM would be frustrated and upset if they chose to. That's not cheating, not by any means; ruining another player's fun is rarely cheating. But several people in the thread have said that's a red line they wouldn't cross, no matter what delicious goodies lie beyond it (which <em>is</em> the answer I expected most people to give.)</p><p></p><p>As an aside, "the bounds of what my <em>character</em> would do" is a rather weak limit, don't you think? You, the player, decide what your character would do. Perhaps taking whatever advantage this is <em>is</em> your character showing their change of heart--and even if it isn't, it's not like it's <em>that</em> hard to find excuses for a kindhearted character to be cruel, or a hothead to be calm, or whatever else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 8717868, member: 6790260"] Well then, this leads to more or less the same question I had for Charlaquin above, though this time I don't know you well enough to predict the answer. That is: Does this mean you don't consider the social contract for such concerns? Because, as I said upthread, the reason I'm asking is that someone (with others agreeing or lamenting that their own players agree) essentially said that they would absolutely do something like this, even while [I]knowing[/I] that the DM politely asked them not to and that the DM would be frustrated and upset if they chose to. That's not cheating, not by any means; ruining another player's fun is rarely cheating. But several people in the thread have said that's a red line they wouldn't cross, no matter what delicious goodies lie beyond it (which [I]is[/I] the answer I expected most people to give.) As an aside, "the bounds of what my [I]character[/I] would do" is a rather weak limit, don't you think? You, the player, decide what your character would do. Perhaps taking whatever advantage this is [I]is[/I] your character showing their change of heart--and even if it isn't, it's not like it's [I]that[/I] hard to find excuses for a kindhearted character to be cruel, or a hothead to be calm, or whatever else. [/QUOTE]
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