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<blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 2910891" data-attributes="member: 30001">IME munchkins threaten thespian DMs because a thespian DM needs to railroad the players and a munchkin player might be able to kill that BBEG that the DM was hoping would scare the players, escape at the last minute, tell the PC he's his father, etc.&nbsp; Plus a Thespian DM hopes that the munchkin will give away all his treasure to the local orphanage so that it furthers his plot line, and the munchkin keeps it and wrecks everything.Thespian DMs should probably find another way to handle their inadequacies rather than send munchkins to the back of the class.&nbsp; Munchkins can probably be viewed as playing a role - power-hungry conquerer is a role, and munchkins probably play it as well or better than thespians play their flower-sniffing dandy character.&nbsp; Granted, sometimes I get tired of DMing power-hungry conquerers (as well as flower-sniffing dandys), but that's not the player's problem.Munchkins can be as rude and as condescending as Thespian DMs though.&nbsp; That's a different issue.&nbsp; Thespian DMs just need to house-rules their games so that flower-sniffing dandies get a +5 on all of their rolls.&nbsp; That way they don't need to guilt-trip munchkins or get angry at them.&nbsp; Anger is a sign that you're not in control, and it's an odd thing for a DM to be that way, who presumably is in total control of the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gizmo33, post: 2910891, member: 30001"] IME munchkins threaten thespian DMs because a thespian DM needs to railroad the players and a munchkin player might be able to kill that BBEG that the DM was hoping would scare the players, escape at the last minute, tell the PC he's his father, etc. Plus a Thespian DM hopes that the munchkin will give away all his treasure to the local orphanage so that it furthers his plot line, and the munchkin keeps it and wrecks everything. Thespian DMs should probably find another way to handle their inadequacies rather than send munchkins to the back of the class. Munchkins can probably be viewed as playing a role - power-hungry conquerer is a role, and munchkins probably play it as well or better than thespians play their flower-sniffing dandy character. Granted, sometimes I get tired of DMing power-hungry conquerers (as well as flower-sniffing dandys), but that's not the player's problem. Munchkins can be as rude and as condescending as Thespian DMs though. That's a different issue. Thespian DMs just need to house-rules their games so that flower-sniffing dandies get a +5 on all of their rolls. That way they don't need to guilt-trip munchkins or get angry at them. Anger is a sign that you're not in control, and it's an odd thing for a DM to be that way, who presumably is in total control of the game. [/QUOTE]

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