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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 4856451" data-attributes="member: 5122">I find this odd.&nbsp; If I dislike a thing enough to ban it, it stands to reason that the game I'm DMing will be worse if it includes that thing.&nbsp; Who wants a grumpy DM?&nbsp; (At the extreme, the game might not exist if I dislike it enough and for some reason I'm not &quot;permitted&quot; to ban it.)I won't allow smoking in my house (we play all games in my game-room), and if I really had my druthers, there'd be no smokers in the game.&nbsp; Smokers stink.&nbsp; Smokers waste time with periodic smoke breaks.&nbsp; Smokers are a pain in the butt, when it comes to gaming.On the other hand, I don't mind drinking or recreationals at the table, or a bong-break during a session.&nbsp; Like others, I'd have a problem with truly drunk or truly baked players.&nbsp; (Been there.&nbsp; Went like this: &quot;You see a staircase going down.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;We go down the staircase.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;There's a door, and a staircase behind you going up.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;We go up the staircase.&quot;&nbsp; Funny to me (I was stoned), but not real considerate of the DM.)I hate playing games without a stable group.&nbsp; I read many posts about how folks have &quot;seven players, any four of which will show for a session,&quot; and it makes me wince.I dislike playing games where I can tell the DM is just winging it.&nbsp; I don't know how to explain, exactly, except to say that this is about as appealing to me as sitting around a table and taking five-minute turns telling a story.&nbsp; (If I can't tell the DM is winging it, no problem.)I won't play in a game where the DM routinely fudges die rolls in favor of the players.&nbsp; Same feeling as above.Having read the rest of the thread and been reminded of some stuff:I won't play in or run games with evil PCs.&nbsp; I won't play in or run games in which the PCs do things to one another that would lead to fighting.I don't exactly prohibit cross-gender PCs, but I strongly discourage it.&nbsp; (Yes, yes, I know ... I'm a monster.&nbsp; Whatever.&nbsp; Rraw.)I snap at people who do things like play on their iPhones.&nbsp; I honestly don't mind the occasional text, or the occasional phone call, and if your PC is truly out of the action, I don't mind you playing Bejeweled.&nbsp; But if you're just bored, get involved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Wilder, post: 4856451, member: 5122"] I find this odd. If I dislike a thing enough to ban it, it stands to reason that the game I'm DMing will be worse if it includes that thing. Who wants a grumpy DM? (At the extreme, the game might not [I]exist[/I] if I dislike it enough and for some reason I'm not "permitted" to ban it.) I won't allow smoking in my house (we play all games in my game-room), and if I really had my druthers, there'd be no smokers in the game. Smokers [I]stink[/I]. Smokers waste time with periodic smoke breaks. Smokers are a pain in the butt, when it comes to gaming. On the other hand, I don't mind drinking or recreationals at the table, or a bong-break during a session. Like others, I'd have a problem with truly [I]drunk[/I] or truly [I]baked[/I] players. (Been there. Went like this: "You see a staircase going down." "We go down the staircase." "There's a door, and a staircase behind you going up." "We go up the staircase." Funny to me (I was stoned), but not real considerate of the DM.) I hate playing games without a stable group. I read many posts about how folks have "seven players, any four of which will show for a session," and it makes me wince. I dislike playing games where I can tell the DM is just winging it. I don't know how to explain, exactly, except to say that this is about as appealing to me as sitting around a table and taking five-minute turns telling a story. (If I can't tell the DM is winging it, no problem.) I won't play in a game where the DM routinely fudges die rolls in favor of the players. Same feeling as above. Having read the rest of the thread and been reminded of some stuff: I won't play in or run games with evil PCs. I won't play in or run games in which the PCs do things to one another that would lead to fighting. I don't exactly [I]prohibit[/I] cross-gender PCs, but I strongly discourage it. (Yes, yes, I know ... I'm a monster. Whatever. Rraw.) I snap at people who do things like play on their iPhones. I honestly don't mind the occasional text, or the occasional phone call, and if your PC is truly out of the action, I don't mind you playing Bejeweled. But if you're just bored, [I]get involved[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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