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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8949207" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>As I think others have implied, this is mostly a <em>cultural </em>matter and less about the actual rules. So it really depends upon the specific table and group: what the agreements are.</p><p></p><p>I tend to take the view that the DM is "first among equals" at a gaming table. They take on more responsibility and, most importantly, far more time and effort, and have the right to say how certain things are going to be. This is good to spell out in the first meeting or start of a new campaign -- just as broad strokes.</p><p></p><p>Some groups might prefer a more collaborative approach in which the players help build the world during game-play, or if they rotate DMs. It really depends upon what the individual group wants to do.</p><p></p><p>But in general, the problem is not DM authority - it is DM abuse or its corollary, player entitlement, and these usually either have to do with lack of clarity or personalities, not the rules themselves. You can solve lack of clarity, but personality issues are harder to address.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8949207, member: 59082"] As I think others have implied, this is mostly a [I]cultural [/I]matter and less about the actual rules. So it really depends upon the specific table and group: what the agreements are. I tend to take the view that the DM is "first among equals" at a gaming table. They take on more responsibility and, most importantly, far more time and effort, and have the right to say how certain things are going to be. This is good to spell out in the first meeting or start of a new campaign -- just as broad strokes. Some groups might prefer a more collaborative approach in which the players help build the world during game-play, or if they rotate DMs. It really depends upon what the individual group wants to do. But in general, the problem is not DM authority - it is DM abuse or its corollary, player entitlement, and these usually either have to do with lack of clarity or personalities, not the rules themselves. You can solve lack of clarity, but personality issues are harder to address. [/QUOTE]
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