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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8153252" data-attributes="member: 6779196">The quote in the OP doesn’t actually make the claim that the DM and the other players all being players means they are on equal footing in terms of role or responsibility though. It does suggest that, because the DM is a player, they should invite the other players to participate in the world building process. I don’t personally agree with that assertion, but that assertion isn’t what Snarf went on to write an essay rebutting. They rebutted the premise that the DM is a player at all, rather than accepting that premise and rebutting the suggestion that because they are a player, they should share worldbuilding responsibility with the other players.In my opinion, a better tac to take would be to say that yes, the DM is a player, but not all players are DMs, and world building is generally a part of the DM’s role. Certainly a DM can invite non-DM players to take part in worldbuilding if they wish. But the DM being a player does not mean they should invite the other players to do so, as worldbuilding is not typically part of the role prescribed to players other than the DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 8153252, member: 6779196"] The quote in the OP doesn’t actually make the claim that the DM and the other players all being players means they are on equal footing in terms of role or responsibility though. It does suggest that, because the DM is a player, they should invite the other players to participate in the world building process. I don’t personally agree with that assertion, but that assertion isn’t what Snarf went on to write an essay rebutting. They rebutted the premise that the DM is a player at all, rather than accepting that premise and rebutting the suggestion that because they are a player, they should share worldbuilding responsibility with the other players. In my opinion, a better tac to take would be to say that yes, the DM is a player, but not all players are DMs, and world building is generally a part of the DM’s role. Certainly a DM can invite non-DM players to take part in worldbuilding if they wish. But the DM being a player does not mean they [I]should[/I] invite the other players to do so, as worldbuilding is not typically part of the role prescribed to players other than the DM. [/QUOTE]

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