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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 6827341" data-attributes="member: 15651">It was an in game reaction designed to address an out of game issue.&nbsp; Been there, done that. It rarely goes well. And here I think is the crux of the entire matter: differing expectations.&nbsp; You as DM are expecting the players to be more invested in the game than it appears they are. At this point I really think talking with the whole group about expectations is a good idea.&nbsp; You may need to be willing to admit that what you did was at the least a little dickish. From there you need to all decide where you are going in your campaign.&nbsp; It seems likely that you will need to adjust your expectations for some, if not all, of the players.&nbsp; The players need to understand what you expect and decide if that is what they want and if they want to continue playing. Similarly, you need to understand what they expect and decide if you want to keep putting in the hard work it takes to run a fun game. Let's face it, not everyone comes to play for the same reasons. Some want an amazing immersive game that allows them to leave the real world behind. Others want to kill things and take their stuff, and some just want to hang out with friends and laugh.&nbsp;&nbsp; If what you expect and want out of the game is not in line with that they do, and some of you can't accept and adjust, then somebody's fun is going to end.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 6827341, member: 15651"] It was an in game reaction designed to address an out of game issue. Been there, done that. It rarely goes well. And here I think is the crux of the entire matter: differing expectations. You as DM are expecting the players to be more invested in the game than it appears they are. At this point I really think talking with the whole group about expectations is a good idea. You may need to be willing to admit that what you did was at the least a little dickish. From there you need to all decide where you are going in your campaign. It seems likely that you will need to adjust your expectations for some, if not all, of the players. The players need to understand what you expect and decide if that is what they want and if they want to continue playing. Similarly, you need to understand what they expect and decide if you want to keep putting in the hard work it takes to run a fun game. Let's face it, not everyone comes to play for the same reasons. Some want an amazing immersive game that allows them to leave the real world behind. Others want to kill things and take their stuff, and some just want to hang out with friends and laugh. If what you expect and want out of the game is not in line with that they do, and some of you can't accept and adjust, then somebody's fun is going to end. [/QUOTE]

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