Who has the power?

[spigadang]

Is it the dm or the players. To me it is the pc for if the game is unfair, the pc can leave and find a new DM. I think to many people have the IDea a DM is a god, but they can be replaced just like a pc

 

[Haradim]

And DMs who drop/lose players can also find new ones. But also may not, just as players may not be able to find a new DM (generally rarer than players).

Frankly, I don't really see either as being more 'powerful'. Both sides can survive losing the other...and both can end up not gaming again for a long time if the same thing happens. DMs have control over the rules and running of the game/setting, but it's generally a good idea to at least be listening to any problems brought up by the players. But players shouldn't be trying to dictate how the game is run, as DMs tend to react poorly; most have a certain idea of how they want things to go, be it in the plot, style, or whatever.

It's a balance, really, and the most fun to be had likely comes about through a compromise of what the players want, and what the DM wants. Go too far to either side, and someone is more likely to be disappointed. And if either side tries to exert excessive influence over the other, a broken-up group may be the least of everyone's problems.

 

[Alzrius]

Who has the power? I thought we all knew it was He-Man. I mean, when he holds up the sword he shouts, "I have the power!"

 

[spigadang]

[I always thought it was I am the power!

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

I've got the touch. I've got the power...YEAH!

 

[spigadang]

ok now we went into transformers Yeah! Loved the movie

 

[Crothian]

Players are far easier to find then a good DM. DMs hold the power because of the trust the players have to give them to run a fun game. While a player can mess up a game for a DM, it is far easier and much harder to fix when a DM messes up. And a good DM can compinsate fopr a bad player, but good players cannot compinsate for a bad DM.

 

[spigadang]

Yes that is true but it is easier to find 1 dm then 4 to 5 players if they are a bad dm. They players can play with out the dm but can a dm play with out players no The players can take turn running a game. But a dm always need players. So the Players have the power. Look at it like this how many time has a DM made an adventure for a night only to have the pc do one of two things, One> they do not take the hook or Two> they kill an important person before they should? That shows the Pc have the power.

 

[Crothian]

Yes that is true but it is easier to find 1 dm then 4 to 5 players if they are a bad dm. They players can play with out the dm but can a dm play with out players no The players can take turn running a game. But a dm always need players. So the Players have the power. Look at it like this how many time has a DM made an adventure for a night only to have the pc do one of two things, One> they do not take the hook or Two> they kill an important person before they should? That shows the Pc have the power.

it might be harder to find one DM...but it is easier to find 4 or 5 good players then 1 good DM. THe players cannot play without a DM. If one of them is running the game, even if it is a round robin, then they have a DM. A good DM can handle both those situations with ease, I know I have with no problem.

 

[Taneel BrightBlade]

In game: DM
Out of game: Parents