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<blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 5459556" data-attributes="member: 23094">Look, the player doesn't sound like he'd be the kind of guy I'd play with long-term.However, this was still a dick move on the DM's part, specifically because he wanted to set up some sort of &quot;hilarious&quot; to himself trap for them.&nbsp; I just can't see any way to chortle to myself behind my DM screen over my players' inability to pass my &quot;roleplaying test&quot; without being casting myself as a dick. As to the specifics, there's a reason that the Perversity Principle shows up in the Grand List of Console Roleplaying Game cliches:While, yes, it's tied to console games, there's not that much difference in the way most RPGs play out.&nbsp; A townsperson telling me, &quot;No, don't go into the Tomb!&nbsp; No one's ever survived the trip!&quot; usually translates as, &quot;Hey - this is the DM's next adventure hook; I should bite, in the off-chance he doesn't have anything else planned for the evening.&quot;&nbsp; (EDIT: Or, at least, &quot;Here's a neat little sidequest that I built into what would otherwise be a completely uneventful stop for the evening.&quot;)After all - we're the adventurers.&nbsp; It's in our job description to go out and do the things that make the mundanes nervous, and come back covered in treasure and glory - or not at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Patryn of Elvenshae, post: 5459556, member: 23094"] Look, the player doesn't sound like he'd be the kind of guy I'd play with long-term. However, this was still a dick move on the DM's part, specifically because he wanted to set up some sort of "hilarious" to himself trap for them. I just can't see any way to chortle to myself behind my DM screen over my players' inability to pass my "roleplaying test" without being casting myself as a dick. As to the specifics, there's a reason that the Perversity Principle shows up in the Grand List of Console Roleplaying Game cliches: While, yes, it's tied to console games, there's not that much difference in the way most RPGs play out. A townsperson telling me, "No, don't go into the Tomb! No one's ever survived the trip!" usually translates as, "Hey - this is the DM's next adventure hook; I should bite, in the off-chance he doesn't have anything else planned for the evening." (EDIT: Or, at least, "Here's a neat little sidequest that I built into what would otherwise be a completely uneventful stop for the evening.") After all - we're the adventurers. It's in our job description to go out and do the things that make the mundanes nervous, and come back covered in treasure and glory - or not at all. [/QUOTE]

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