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Message: <blockquote data-quote="barsoomcore" data-source="post: 590611" data-attributes="member: 812">I agree with this as long as we agree that there are more options than A) never doing anything that might offend your players and allowing their comfort zones to dictate campaign content absolutely, and B) not giving a hoot about their comfort zones or feelings and just doing what you like, to heck with them.Sometimes it's good to be taken outside your comfort zone, even when you're supposed to be just enjoying yourself. I like books and movies that ask me to stretch my brain and my emotions a little. And so I like to run a campaign that asks the players to do the same.That doesn't mean I ignore their feelings or insist on including elements I know will upset them. One of my players is a devout Christian, so I make sure my game does not include any particular Christian references he might find offensive. On the other hand, that certain NPCs have suffered cruel tortures (and that some have indeed lost a certain moral stability as a result) is a commonplace on Barsoom and leads to many difficult debates for the party as they try to decide if some NPC should be destroyed because of her past crimes or comforted because of the horrors that led her to do what she did. It's uncomfortable for them, but at the same time it leads to utterly gripping stories.There's no absolute right or wrong, except to say that consideration is always useful, and so is story-telling integrity. Each campaign finds its own balance between those sometimes opposing qualities naturally. "Be considerate," and "Tell great stories," are both excellent pieces of advice for DMs everywhere. If you find them conflicting then you'll have to decide for yourself what the right balance is.</blockquote>

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