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<blockquote data-quote="Marius Delphus" data-source="post: 7297711" data-attributes="member: 447">This is the alarming part, to me. The book thing seems like just a symptom of this DM's need to &quot;win.&quot;DMs like this typically won't offer their players anything they consider an &quot;edge.&quot; I wouldn't be surprised if this DM, given XGtE as a gift, said, &quot;can't use until I've had a chance to read it over,&quot; then &quot;can't use until the next campaign,&quot; then &quot;everything in here is banninated.&quot; And then blames the players for &quot;making me take this step because of all the badgering.&quot;The deeper problem isn't the source material being allowed for PC creation, it's the DM's attitude toward the players. This DM may be too new to realize that the player characters are basically supposed to win. Not overwhelmingly, not every time, not without the potential for setbacks along the way, not necessarily with ease, but more often than not. And that the game is supposed to be fun for everyone who's playing, not just the DM.In my view, this DM needs rehabilitation more than a new book. JMHO. HTH. HAND.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marius Delphus, post: 7297711, member: 447"] This is the alarming part, to me. The book thing seems like just a symptom of this DM's need to "win." DMs like this typically won't offer their players anything they consider an "edge." I wouldn't be surprised if this DM, given XGtE as a gift, said, "can't use until I've had a chance to read it over," then "can't use until the next campaign," then "everything in here is banninated." And then blames the players for "making me take this step because of all the badgering." The deeper problem isn't the source material being allowed for PC creation, it's the DM's attitude toward the players. This DM may be too new to realize that the player characters are basically [B]supposed[/B] to win. Not overwhelmingly, not every time, not without the potential for setbacks along the way, not necessarily with ease, but more often than not. And that the game is supposed to be fun for everyone who's playing, not just the DM. In my view, this DM needs rehabilitation more than a new book. JMHO. HTH. HAND. [/QUOTE]

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