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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4973852" data-attributes="member: 22779">I'll take a stab at this.Emrikol - I don't think it's a case of DM's like Grim and gritty and players don't.&nbsp; I think that varies from group to group.If I may, perhaps rephrasing your point a bit might allow things to go ahead better:Are there any reasons why DM's might prefer grim and gritty settings more than players do?There are a couple of reasons I can think of, some have already been stated in this thread:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Power levels.&nbsp; G&amp;G tend towards the lower end of the scale.&nbsp; That is WAY easier to DM than the other end.&nbsp; </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">G&amp;G settings tend to limit the wahoo styles of characters.&nbsp; You don't get angel PC's (by and large) in this type of setting.&nbsp; It's much simpler to control.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">G&amp;G tends to go hand in hand with low fantasy - (not low magic) - or sword and sorcery fantasy if you prefer, where problems facing the party are local problems.&nbsp; In high fantasy, you have huge issues that can change the face of reality (think Sauron for example).&nbsp; In S&amp;S, you have local problems.&nbsp; Again, this makes preparation easier on the DM.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">G&amp;G, by its nature, means that the players have to &quot;earn&quot; everything they get.&nbsp; Some DM's feel it's more rewarding to play where you are all jazzed about scraping together enough money for food this week.&nbsp; (ok, that's hyperbole <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />)&nbsp; </li>
</ul>That's my 2 cp to the pot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 4973852, member: 22779"] I'll take a stab at this. Emrikol - I don't think it's a case of DM's like Grim and gritty and players don't. I think that varies from group to group. If I may, perhaps rephrasing your point a bit might allow things to go ahead better: Are there any reasons why DM's might prefer grim and gritty settings more than players do? There are a couple of reasons I can think of, some have already been stated in this thread: [list][*]Power levels. G&G tend towards the lower end of the scale. That is WAY easier to DM than the other end. [*]G&G settings tend to limit the wahoo styles of characters. You don't get angel PC's (by and large) in this type of setting. It's much simpler to control. [*]G&G tends to go hand in hand with low fantasy - (not low magic) - or sword and sorcery fantasy if you prefer, where problems facing the party are local problems. In high fantasy, you have huge issues that can change the face of reality (think Sauron for example). In S&S, you have local problems. Again, this makes preparation easier on the DM. [*]G&G, by its nature, means that the players have to "earn" everything they get. Some DM's feel it's more rewarding to play where you are all jazzed about scraping together enough money for food this week. (ok, that's hyperbole :p) [/list] That's my 2 cp to the pot. [/QUOTE]

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