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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8445062" data-attributes="member: 6801845">The DM is playing a game, they are not a player.In a sense.&nbsp; They're writing their PC's narrative in how they act and respond.&nbsp; But it's improv theater within constricted scenarios, constricted by both the scenes that the DM provides and the rules of the game.The DM sets the stage, the players have control what they say and attempt to achieve.&nbsp; In my games they aren't in control of anything other than their PCs though.&nbsp; While they can make suggestions and 95% plus of the stuff they make up for background and history is fine, I retain editorial control.&nbsp; I want the world to make sense and remain consistent.&nbsp; So I guess it depends what you consider narrative control.&nbsp; Sometimes.&nbsp; Sometimes the DM is presenting a scene, sometimes another player has the spotlight at the moment.It's a game. The goal is to have fun hanging out and trying to enact a character in a fantasy world.&nbsp; So ... yes it's just what their character would do, but that doesn't mean they can use that as an excuse to be asinine.&nbsp; One of the things I discuss in my session 0 is &quot;don't be a jerk&quot; and &quot;play someone who wants to be part of a team&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8445062, member: 6801845"] The DM is playing a game, they are not a player. In a sense. They're writing their PC's narrative in how they act and respond. But it's improv theater within constricted scenarios, constricted by both the scenes that the DM provides and the rules of the game. The DM sets the stage, the players have control what they say and attempt to achieve. In my games they aren't in control of anything other than their PCs though. While they can make suggestions and 95% plus of the stuff they make up for background and history is fine, I retain editorial control. I want the world to make sense and remain consistent. So I guess it depends what you consider narrative control. Sometimes. Sometimes the DM is presenting a scene, sometimes another player has the spotlight at the moment. It's a game. The goal is to have fun hanging out and trying to enact a character in a fantasy world. So ... yes it's just what their character would do, but that doesn't mean they can use that as an excuse to be asinine. One of the things I discuss in my session 0 is "don't be a jerk" and "play someone who [I]wants[/I] to be part of a team". [/QUOTE]

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