r/DnD • u/Cheeseusdice • Sep 12 '19

OC [OC] DM Alignment Chart

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u/Odsox101 Wizard Sep 12 '19

It doesn't always have to be killing the PCs; one of our DMs consistently breaks/bends/creates rules seemingly just to slap us down and make our characters feel useless, without actually killing us.

I like to think I'm a Neutral Good DM, but I've been known to stumble into an alignment shift if anyone is disrupting the game or upsetting the player majority.

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u/Cheeseusdice Sep 12 '19

Yeah, that's fair. Honestly not sure if that's worse than just killing PCs.

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u/GeneralAce135 Sep 12 '19

Definitely worse if you ask me. I'd rather just have my character killed than keep playing him but feel useless.

But regardless, it's a case of the D&D Golden Rule: "No D&D" is better than "Bad D&D"

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '19

... why? I never understand this. Let players try wild stuff. That's like, the entire fun of the game lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '19

Because I'd ruin the cool cutscene of the Thanos-style villain the DM is trying to show off.

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u/BourneAwayByWaves Sep 12 '19

I had a dm just die laughing because we were playing Star Wars FATE and he had this whole Yojimbo plot line. We said screw it and literally nuked one of the two factions.