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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 5973171" data-attributes="member: 50987">I actually enjoy gaming with ample &quot;potions of DM control.&quot;&nbsp; Especially the single-malt ones.Woah.&nbsp; This, right here, is the crux of this whole thread. I think narration rights are what most of us are really discussing in this thread when we talk about the 15-minute work day.&nbsp; The DM wants to narrate the story one way, the players want to narrate the story differently, and sometimes the two are in conflict.&quot;We need to rest.&quot;&quot;You can't rest.&quot;&quot;You find a spear.&quot;&quot;I wanted a sword.&quot;In an earlier post, I mentioned that the DM provides the plot and the setting, the players provide the characters and action, and both work together to write the story...but I didn't think of it in terms of &quot;narration rights.&quot;&nbsp; I think you hit the nail on the head...sometimes there is a struggle over who gets to tell the story, and/or whether the story is being told to their liking.&nbsp; This can't really be mandated or regulated in rules; it is something that must evolve over time, and depends heavily on the preferred style of play and the DM/Player relationship.You have given me much food for thought.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 5973171, member: 50987"] I actually enjoy gaming with ample "potions of DM control." Especially the single-malt ones. Woah. This, right here, is the crux of this whole thread. I think narration rights are what most of us are really discussing in this thread when we talk about the 15-minute work day. The DM wants to narrate the story one way, the players want to narrate the story differently, and sometimes the two are in conflict. "We need to rest." "You can't rest." "You find a spear." "I wanted a sword." In an earlier post, I mentioned that the DM provides the plot and the setting, the players provide the characters and action, and both work together to write the story...but I didn't think of it in terms of "narration rights." I think you hit the nail on the head...sometimes there is a struggle over who gets to tell the story, and/or whether the story is being told to their liking. This can't really be mandated or regulated in rules; it is something that must evolve over time, and depends heavily on the preferred style of play and the DM/Player relationship. You have given me much food for thought. [/QUOTE]

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