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<blockquote data-quote="Branding Opportunity" data-source="post: 2284504" data-attributes="member: 31812">This is a note to Rick, but it applies to everyone else as well.The only problem I had with your whole &quot;VD&quot; post is that you posted the reactions and actions of people other than yourself.&nbsp; That's my job as DM.&nbsp; Yes, we are telling a story together, and all of you are as important to the story as I am, but by moving the plot forward in even the small way you did (talking to the guard and getting let past the checkpoint), you made my job more difficult, believe it or not.&nbsp; I had an encounter planned out, which now will have to be changed.&nbsp; The guard would not have just let you in, even if he had known you, even if you had been his brother.&nbsp; They had orders not to do that.&nbsp; That's why there's such a long line.I'm not mad, by the way, but these kinds of boundaries are important to me for storytelling purposes.&nbsp; Only post for your character.&nbsp; It slows things down, yes, but otherwise things can get very complicated.&nbsp; No hard feelings.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:"&nbsp; data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" />P.S.:&nbsp; Don't worry about editing the post.&nbsp; We'll just deal with it as is and move on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Branding Opportunity, post: 2284504, member: 31812"] This is a note to Rick, but it applies to everyone else as well. The only problem I had with your whole "VD" post is that you posted the reactions and actions of people other than yourself. That's my job as DM. Yes, we are telling a story together, and all of you are as important to the story as I am, but by moving the plot forward in even the small way you did (talking to the guard and getting let past the checkpoint), you made my job more difficult, believe it or not. I had an encounter planned out, which now will have to be changed. The guard would not have just let you in, even if he had known you, even if you had been his brother. They had orders not to do that. That's why there's such a long line. I'm not mad, by the way, but these kinds of boundaries are important to me for storytelling purposes. Only post for your character. It slows things down, yes, but otherwise things can get very complicated. No hard feelings. :cool: P.S.: Don't worry about editing the post. We'll just deal with it as is and move on. [/QUOTE]

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