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<blockquote data-quote="malcolypse" data-source="post: 5895320" data-attributes="member: 92042"><p>SnowleapordVK:</p><p>It sounds like after their initial uproar your players thought about the situation rationally. They may be PO'd about getting their butts handed to them, but at least they seem to realize that they initiated the combat with the boss, who was demonstrably more powerful than them.</p><p></p><p>Others:</p><p>I'm of the opinion that if players make poor choices, then they are willing to face the consequences. If that isn't the case, then I'm more than happy not to DM for them in future. I devote too much of my time behind the scenes to worry about foolish players undermining the game. I expect that people will think through their actions and plan accordingly. </p><p></p><p>If someone falls into a 100' pit and gets too busted up to assist in their own rescue, then you can be sure that I've planned for that eventuality. If the wizard announces that he jumps in after then, well, he made a stupid move and gets his just reward and a blank character sheet.</p><p></p><p>If I ran a game where my players told me I'd effed them over, I'd calmly explain that I didn't, I'd show them evidence to support my statement, and tell them that they can trust me absolutely not to eff them over. If that was enough for them, cool. If not, I would bow out a DM. I have better things to do than plan and run a game for a group that will blame me for their bad decisions.</p><p></p><p>Everybody:</p><p>I'm currently playing in a game where the DM openly takes it easy on the players who make bad decisions. </p><p></p><p>He's told us on several occasions about how things were meant to go, but he had to either flush his week of work on the plot down the drain or deservedly kill a character who acted unwisely. </p><p></p><p>I feel sorry for him. He doesn't deserve that kind of headache. He put in hours of work to create a game for us. I keep expecting him to just give up.</p><p></p><p>Respect your DMs or lose 'em.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="malcolypse, post: 5895320, member: 92042"] SnowleapordVK: It sounds like after their initial uproar your players thought about the situation rationally. They may be PO'd about getting their butts handed to them, but at least they seem to realize that they initiated the combat with the boss, who was demonstrably more powerful than them. Others: I'm of the opinion that if players make poor choices, then they are willing to face the consequences. If that isn't the case, then I'm more than happy not to DM for them in future. I devote too much of my time behind the scenes to worry about foolish players undermining the game. I expect that people will think through their actions and plan accordingly. If someone falls into a 100' pit and gets too busted up to assist in their own rescue, then you can be sure that I've planned for that eventuality. If the wizard announces that he jumps in after then, well, he made a stupid move and gets his just reward and a blank character sheet. If I ran a game where my players told me I'd effed them over, I'd calmly explain that I didn't, I'd show them evidence to support my statement, and tell them that they can trust me absolutely not to eff them over. If that was enough for them, cool. If not, I would bow out a DM. I have better things to do than plan and run a game for a group that will blame me for their bad decisions. Everybody: I'm currently playing in a game where the DM openly takes it easy on the players who make bad decisions. He's told us on several occasions about how things were meant to go, but he had to either flush his week of work on the plot down the drain or deservedly kill a character who acted unwisely. I feel sorry for him. He doesn't deserve that kind of headache. He put in hours of work to create a game for us. I keep expecting him to just give up. Respect your DMs or lose 'em. [/QUOTE]
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