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Why does the stigma of the "jerk GM" still persist in our hobby?
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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7569516" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Because, tyrants fear a loss of power and if the DM loses his players, he loses all power. When a player stands up, lets the DM know what he did wrong and why he is leaving, and then walks out, that player stands as encouragement to the other players and tyrants know that. Human nature causes people to be afraid to be the first, but once someone is, the dam often breaks.</p><p></p><p>The tyrant would rather act less tyrantish and keep the power, than continue to be a tyrant and lose it all. These guys aren't dictators with armies to force people to comply, so they are the one to comply if they want to keep the game going.</p><p></p><p>It won't work every time, but it will work often enough that it is a check to the power of the DM.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Funny, I'm sure that I noticed multiple government shut downs(a check that involves "Screw you guys; I'm going home) in recent decades. One fairly recently. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7569516, member: 23751"] Because, tyrants fear a loss of power and if the DM loses his players, he loses all power. When a player stands up, lets the DM know what he did wrong and why he is leaving, and then walks out, that player stands as encouragement to the other players and tyrants know that. Human nature causes people to be afraid to be the first, but once someone is, the dam often breaks. The tyrant would rather act less tyrantish and keep the power, than continue to be a tyrant and lose it all. These guys aren't dictators with armies to force people to comply, so they are the one to comply if they want to keep the game going. It won't work every time, but it will work often enough that it is a check to the power of the DM. Funny, I'm sure that I noticed multiple government shut downs(a check that involves "Screw you guys; I'm going home) in recent decades. One fairly recently. ;) [/QUOTE]
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