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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7533178">One question any DM might want to ask him/herself, when tempted to demand that a player behave a certain way, is why?  Is it truly for reasons of fairness/symmetry?  Or is it because we all have different aesthetic preferences, and we would like our story to unfold in the way we have envisioned?I know I've been disappointed when I've imagined my world in a certain way and somebody decides to play a character that just doesn't fit with that aesthetic.  Let's say I'm trying to run something with a gothic horror feel, for example, and one guy's idea of a good time is to show up as "The Count".  Yes, from Sesame Street.Sometimes you just have to roll with it.  It's the players' game, too.</blockquote>