You are not the Director

[jmucchiello]

Why are either of you still replying to one another?

 

[TarionzCousin]

Why are either of you still replying to one another?

They don't want to, but it's in the script.

 

[Hussar]

Why are either of you still replying to one another?

Sheer bloody mindedness.

But, yeah, point taken.

 

[The Shaman]

They don't want to, but it's in the script.

"You must spread some Experience Points around . . . "

 

[jmucchiello]

Now that I've potentially killed the thread....

In this regard, the role of the GM is closer to the role of Drew Carrey in "Whose line is it anyway?" (or for those in the UK, Clive Anderson), in that he chooses a theme or scenario and grades the performance of the players but otherwise has a very light touch on how the players actually perform.

As much as I liked my analogy I realized this one had some extra depth. ENWorld could be the studio audience in this analogy. Aren't there always threads with DMs posting "I need a trap" like the host of WLIIA asking for an unusual occupation?

Oh, and at the risk of a US vs UK WLIIA war, Clive is more a RBDM than Drew.

 

[Celebrim]

Oh, and at the risk of a US vs UK WLIIA war, Clive is more a RBDM than Drew.

No, that I will agree with. Which one you like better is subjective, but there is no question as to which one takes the more DM-as-antagonist stance.

 

[Hussar]

Sorry I can't resist.

But, is there anything like a script written before an episode of WLIIA?

 

[Fifth Element]

As much as I liked my analogy I realized this one had some extra depth. ENWorld could be the studio audience in this analogy. Aren't there always threads with DMs posting "I need a trap" like the host of WLIIA asking for an unusual occupation?

That's good - hadn't thought of that.

Oh, and at the risk of a US vs UK WLIIA war, Clive is more a RBDM than Drew.

Oh, definitely. I much prefer Clive, but that's just personal preference. (Obviously.)

But, is there anything like a script written before an episode of WLIIA?

Well, yes. They plan on which games they will play, and not all of the suggestions for details come from the audience. Many times the parameters of the game are set out on the host's cards before the show begins.

The game where they dub over a film clip, for instance, requires advance planning.

 

[Desdichado]

Do you see any trouble with this sort of reasoning?

Do you mean yours or Hussars? Because I think yours is fine... if you discount the fact that it's pedantic and needlessly argumentative.

 

[Celebrim]

Do you mean yours or Hussars? Because I think yours is fine... if you discount the fact that it's pedantic and needlessly argumentative.

That's me alright. It's always good to not be mistaken for something else.