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<blockquote data-quote="architectofsleep" data-source="post: 4642877" data-attributes="member: 80396">I have a GM who is, apparently, a control freak.&nbsp; For example, I come up with a really great concept for a character background that I'm really looking forward to playing, and he comes back with a watered down, much more boring version of the same, telling me I can't play it the way I want to.&nbsp; Ok, fine, I'll come up with something else, because I don't want to play a background he writes up for me, you know?&nbsp; But that's not what I'm kvetching about.Currently I'm playing a druid, and I've been coming up with slightly silly names for my animal companions, just for a little fun.&nbsp; Think &quot;Fido&quot; for a wolf, or &quot;Rex&quot; for a dinosaur, or &quot;Tweety&quot; for an eagle.&nbsp; Kind of undercutting their ferociousness or their skill, for irony's sake.&nbsp; Nothing game-stopping, and just mildly amusing the first time you hear it.&nbsp; Now he goes and tells me I can't name my animals (or my characters) anything silly.&nbsp; Because he can't take characters with silly names seriously. What the heck?&nbsp; Now he's telling me what I can and can't *name* my characters?&nbsp; It's really frustrating, and it's totally lowering my morale.&nbsp; Ugh.&nbsp; I can't quit over a name, but dang, if it ain't fun to play, why go?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="architectofsleep, post: 4642877, member: 80396"] I have a GM who is, apparently, a control freak. For example, I come up with a really great concept for a character background that I'm really looking forward to playing, and he comes back with a watered down, much more boring version of the same, telling me I can't play it the way I want to. Ok, fine, I'll come up with something else, because I don't want to play a background he writes up for me, you know? But that's not what I'm kvetching about. Currently I'm playing a druid, and I've been coming up with slightly silly names for my animal companions, just for a little fun. Think "Fido" for a wolf, or "Rex" for a dinosaur, or "Tweety" for an eagle. Kind of undercutting their ferociousness or their skill, for irony's sake. Nothing game-stopping, and just mildly amusing the first time you hear it. Now he goes and tells me I can't name my animals (or my characters) anything silly. Because he can't take characters with silly names seriously. What the heck? Now he's telling me what I can and can't *name* my characters? It's really frustrating, and it's totally lowering my morale. Ugh. I can't quit over a name, but dang, if it ain't fun to play, why go? [/QUOTE]

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