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<blockquote data-quote="Bumbles" data-source="post: 4808917" data-attributes="member: 83457">Ok, so why do you like requiring it?&nbsp; Can the GM not get a desirable result without being so restrictive?&nbsp; Do you find the idea that &quot;It's nice if the player can describe things, and let them matter, but the GM don't have to require them&quot; unacceptable as you indicated you did earlier?&nbsp; If so, why?&nbsp; I can understand liking descriptions, truly I can, I can even understand giving them some weight, but demanding seems a bit strong.Because really, if all we're talking about is your preference, then I can't get behind that when a more open way of approaching it is far less restrictive to non-theatrically inclined persons in the game.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to encourage descriptions, more power to you, but you seem to be going for the punitive denial approach instead.&nbsp; Why do you think that's the better way?&nbsp;&nbsp; Where is the benefit in being so unfriendly and demanding?I think I'll refer back to something I said earlier:And I hope you are clear on why I do think it's going too far, but if not, I'll explain again.It's one thing to prefer somebody to say something in character, it's another thing to prefer to require it.&nbsp; The former?&nbsp; I can get that.&nbsp; The latter is what seems to be an extremist position to me.&nbsp; One I'd like to see justified.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bumbles, post: 4808917, member: 83457"] Ok, so why do you like requiring it? Can the GM not get a desirable result without being so restrictive? Do you find the idea that "It's nice if the player can describe things, and let them matter, but the GM don't have to require them" unacceptable as you indicated you did earlier? If so, why? I can understand liking descriptions, truly I can, I can even understand giving them some weight, but demanding seems a bit strong. Because really, if all we're talking about is your preference, then I can't get behind that when a more open way of approaching it is far less restrictive to non-theatrically inclined persons in the game. If you want to encourage descriptions, more power to you, but you seem to be going for the punitive denial approach instead. Why do you think that's the better way? Where is the benefit in being so unfriendly and demanding? I think I'll refer back to something I said earlier: And I hope you are clear on why I do think it's going too far, but if not, I'll explain again. It's one thing to prefer somebody to say something in character, it's another thing to prefer to require it. The former? I can get that. The latter is what seems to be an extremist position to me. One I'd like to see justified. [/QUOTE]

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