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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 9664547" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>But the problem with this is it also goes the other way. I've seen plenty of people say something was a problem at the table, only to find out it wasn't: they were the one with the problem. I think the issue is there are both problem players and problem GMs, and you can genuinely encounter both. If one person is making a group miserable that is a problem. But I think there is an assumption operating in this thread that it is mostly only the GM, and I think that isn't the case. A player who is overly insistent that the table bend to their tastes, is just as bad as a railroady GM or a GM who abuses their power, in terms of how functional the table is. For me, what I look for is a functional table. If you avoid both of these types of people, you gaming is so much easier. I treat it no different than I would other relationships. I am not going to be friends with someone who is bringing me down all the time, or constantly causing drama and problems. And I am not going to game with anyone who makes our time at the table unpleasant</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 9664547, member: 85555"] But the problem with this is it also goes the other way. I've seen plenty of people say something was a problem at the table, only to find out it wasn't: they were the one with the problem. I think the issue is there are both problem players and problem GMs, and you can genuinely encounter both. If one person is making a group miserable that is a problem. But I think there is an assumption operating in this thread that it is mostly only the GM, and I think that isn't the case. A player who is overly insistent that the table bend to their tastes, is just as bad as a railroady GM or a GM who abuses their power, in terms of how functional the table is. For me, what I look for is a functional table. If you avoid both of these types of people, you gaming is so much easier. I treat it no different than I would other relationships. I am not going to be friends with someone who is bringing me down all the time, or constantly causing drama and problems. And I am not going to game with anyone who makes our time at the table unpleasant [/QUOTE]

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