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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SkidAce" data-source="post: 6284105" data-attributes="member: 7706">Fascinating post.  And very illuminating into "clashing assumptions"There is another way to look at it (neither right not wrong, just an aspect or flavor of the situation you propose).The DM's world view gives a consistent flavor to the world setting, that once players get used to it (which may take more for some or less for others) allows for an interactable experience with a world different from our own. [MENTION=27160]Balesir[/MENTION], Like you say in your post, clashing assumptions or "view" of the model can lead to player/DM or player/player (don't forget them) conflicts.But as the group plays, one would hope that friends fine tune their assumptions into a "shared" model that is greater than the sum of its parts.  I have been in combat, and some things my DM does in game combat wouldn't work, I've explained my views, he took a few and tossed a few out...we play on fine.IMHO if there are any big huge show stoppers (I'M RIGHT YOU BAS#$%! and I"LL PROVE IT) the friends have bigger issues.BL:  This is from the viewpoint of a ongoing group.  If you are constantly playing pickup games or have rotating people, then you will continuously have group forming issues as personality clashes have not been resolved (group dynamics: forming, storming, norming).  And this would make the shared viewpoint of the world being based on the RAW more important.I could type more...but that was a little rambling, I hope my point came through, in relation to your insightful post.</blockquote>

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