[HoE] re: balence of power

["Ronnie Gustaveson" <gus_bus@hotmail.com>]

Well, Well, Well...Geez, and I thought Scott was our resident can of worms 
opener.
Well, Sorry I can't trump the party line, but I'm afraid I disagree with 
some of you.  Asserting your Marshal-like powers and going on a power trip, 
are two entirely different thing.  I'll admit my "give'em the Glows" example 
was extreme, but I was trying to make a point.  To put it in perspective I 
think a Good Marshal usually:
1. Spends the most money.
2. Does the most research.
3. Spends the most time preparing adventures, subplots, storylines & 
character backgrounds.
4. 9 out of 10 times is expected to foot the pizza bill.
Now call me naive, but anyone that puts that much into anything deserves a 
little respect, and you don't piss all over people you respect.  Now there 
is nothing wrong with players correcting the Marshal (especially if they're 
wrong,) but "humiliating" the Marshal is something else completely.  And 
deciding to flex a little GM muscle does not give you a God-complex, or 
somehow magically turn you into a worthless, pathetic shell of a man.  As 
long as you don't abuse it, it won't scare off your players either.
Sorry if that ruffles feathers, but it's also my opinion.
-Gus "Can't we all just get along" Bus


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