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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 7568199" data-attributes="member: 4534">I've run into players in the games of mine that have clearly been burned by GMs in the past.&nbsp; I remember one player who made a point to remind me after each and every combat encounter that he was reloading and/or recovering equipment.&nbsp; I finally assured the player that he never had to tell me such things because his character was competent and I would always assume he reloaded/recovered any equipment on the field unless there were some odd reason why he couldn't have done so.&nbsp; There's something of an adversarial relationship between players and GM in that the GM is creating challenges for their characters.&nbsp; I think some GMs aren't trying to be jerks they're trying to create a situation that's challenging for the PCs.&nbsp; It's just that the challenges they're creating aren't interesting, and, even worse, frustrating to players.&nbsp; I'm one of those weird types who believes most people are decent.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I know some people are jerks and there are certainly jerk GMs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 7568199, member: 4534"] I've run into players in the games of mine that have clearly been burned by GMs in the past. I remember one player who made a point to remind me after each and every combat encounter that he was reloading and/or recovering equipment. I finally assured the player that he never had to tell me such things because his character was competent and I would always assume he reloaded/recovered any equipment on the field unless there were some odd reason why he couldn't have done so. There's something of an adversarial relationship between players and GM in that the GM is creating challenges for their characters. I think some GMs aren't trying to be jerks they're trying to create a situation that's challenging for the PCs. It's just that the challenges they're creating aren't interesting, and, even worse, frustrating to players. I'm one of those weird types who believes most people are decent. But I know some people are jerks and there are certainly jerk GMs. [/QUOTE]

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