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Moemura: Created page with "GMing is an extremely stressful job, especially when you aren't a robot like Nathan is. Due to recent burns and stresses involved I'm making a loose policy file I may occasion..."

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Created page with "GMing is an extremely stressful job, especially when you aren't a robot like Nathan is. Due to recent burns and stresses involved I'm making a loose policy file I may occasion..."

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GMing is an extremely stressful job, especially when you aren't a robot like Nathan is. Due to recent burns and stresses involved I'm making a loose policy file I may occasionally link to when GMing big stuff. This is a tentative page and probably needs a lot of wording adjustments before I use it for anything.

* '''Scene sign ups are mantatory.''' Having a head count is an invaluable tool for a GM and too long I've let people just sort of state they were coming without ever confirming. This allows me to plan the scene better.

* '''No combat system.''' PL will not be ignored in the event of a dispute, but I try to sell everyone equally regardless of that. As long as your character is acting within his set of advantages you'll be awesome.
** '''I always try to have something to do for everyone.'''

* '''No Abstractums unless pre-arranged.''' The player needs a break like everyone else, so unless he's willing, able, and 100% positive he can handle it, assume the answer is no.

* '''Please bring issues to me, unless they are of the scale staff needs involved.''' If something or someone bothers you in the scene, I highly appreciate it when people tell me what's up. You don't '''have''' to, but as a GM, I feel it is '''my''' responsibility to ensure '''your''' fun, and a lack of communication about issues makes me feel pretty bad. If I find out after the scene something really pissed you off and took the fun out of it, you're setting me up for a downward spiral of sulking and wondering what I did wrong and being sure I could have fixed it and made it fun for you. If it's a big enough issue I may straight up not want to GM for you anymore. So please tell me if the scene isn't fun due to X reason, I will do everything in my power to fix X for you, and it will be way less stressful for me than learning about it afterwards.

* '''Minimum drama please.''' Especially on +ooc.

* '''Intro scenes should be arranged beforehand.''' If you are using my scene as a makeshift intro scene or a way to springboard your character IC, a greater amount of communication will be expected so I can tailor the scene for you and make sure you have fun and feel like your character got some spotlight. This isn't required but I find it pretty stressful to run someone's "first time" for them, because then the pressure of making sure it's awesome falls on me. Having a gameplan diminishes that stress greatly. If you absolutely don't want to be given special consideration for your first scene that's fine too, just tell me.

* '''My answer is usually yes.''' Can I use this power? Can I try this? Can I try that? Can I be awesome? It's extremely rare I will no-consent to something if it's cool and works in the scene. Don't be afraid.

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	* '''Scene sign ups are mantatory.''' Having a head count is an invaluable tool for a GM and too long I've let people just sort of state they were coming without ever confirming. This allows me to plan the scene better.		* '''Scene sign ups are mantatory.''' Having a head count is an invaluable tool for a GM and too long I've let people just sort of state they were coming without ever confirming. This allows me to plan the scene better.
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		+	* '''Slots usually limited, entry not guaranteed.''' It is not rare I will announce a scene, state I want to keep it small, and then take all 15 sign-ups because I don't want to turn anyone away. Please understand I cannot always do that and sometimes I have to stick to the amount of scene slots I put up.

	* '''No combat system.''' PL will not be ignored in the event of a dispute, but I try to sell everyone equally regardless of that. As long as your character is acting within his set of advantages you'll be awesome.		* '''No combat system.''' PL will not be ignored in the event of a dispute, but I try to sell everyone equally regardless of that. As long as your character is acting within his set of advantages you'll be awesome.

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	* '''My answer is usually yes.''' Can I use this power? Can I try this? Can I try that? Can I be awesome? It's extremely rare I will no-consent to something if it's cool and works in the scene. Don't be afraid.		* '''My answer is usually yes.''' Can I use this power? Can I try this? Can I try that? Can I be awesome? It's extremely rare I will no-consent to something if it's cool and works in the scene. Don't be afraid.
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		+	* '''Trust is a two-way street.''' If you don't trust me as a GM I can't trust you as a player. My number one priority when GMing is making sure everyone has fun. There will never be a greater rule in my book.

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 * '''Please bring issues to me, unless they're sensitive enough you need to go to staff.''' If something or someone bothers you in the scene, I highly appreciate it when people tell me what's up. You don't '''have''' to, but as a GM, I feel it is '''my''' responsibility to ensure '''your''' fun, and a lack of communication about issues makes me feel pretty bad. If I find out after the scene something really pissed you off and took the fun out of it, you're setting me up for a downward spiral of sulking and wondering what I did wrong and being sure I could have fixed it and made it fun for you. If it's a big enough issue I may straight up not want to GM for you anymore. So please tell me if the scene isn't fun due to X reason, I will do everything in my power to fix X for you, and it will be way less stressful for me than learning about it afterwards.
-* '''Minimum drama please.''' Especially on +ooc.
+* '''Minimal drama please.''' Especially on +ooc. It's fine if you have issues with the scene or the people in the scene you want to bring to my attention, it's not fine if you make a public mess.
-* '''Intro scenes should be arranged beforehand.''' If you are using my scene as a makeshift intro scene or a way to springboard your character IC, a greater amount of communication will be expected so I can tailor the scene for you and make sure you have fun and feel like your character got some spotlight. This isn't required but I find it pretty stressful to run someone's "first time" for them, because then the pressure of making sure it's awesome falls on me. Having a gameplan diminishes that stress greatly. If you absolutely don't want to be given special consideration for your first scene that's fine too, just tell me.
+* '''Intro scenes should be arranged beforehand.''' If you are using my scene as a makeshift intro scene or a way to springboard your character IC, a greater amount of communication will be expected so I can tailor the scene for you and make sure you have fun and feel like your character got some spotlight. This isn't required but I find it pretty stressful to run someone's "first time" for them, because then the pressure of making sure it's awesome falls on me, and failure to have provided a good first scene also falls on me. Having a gameplan diminishes that stress greatly. If you absolutely don't want to be given special consideration for your first scene that's fine too, just tell me.
 * '''My answer is usually yes.''' Can I use this power? Can I try this? Can I try that? Can I be awesome? It's extremely rare I will no-consent to something if it's cool and works in the scene. Don't be afraid.

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 * '''No Abstractums unless pre-arranged.''' The player needs a break like everyone else, so unless he's willing, able, and 100% positive he can handle it, assume the answer is no.
-* '''Please bring issues to me, unless they are of the scale staff needs involved.''' If something or someone bothers you in the scene, I highly appreciate it when people tell me what's up. You don't '''have''' to, but as a GM, I feel it is '''my''' responsibility to ensure '''your''' fun, and a lack of communication about issues makes me feel pretty bad. If I find out after the scene something really pissed you off and took the fun out of it, you're setting me up for a downward spiral of sulking and wondering what I did wrong and being sure I could have fixed it and made it fun for you. If it's a big enough issue I may straight up not want to GM for you anymore. So please tell me if the scene isn't fun due to X reason, I will do everything in my power to fix X for you, and it will be way less stressful for me than learning about it afterwards.
+* '''Please bring issues to me, unless they're sensitive enough you need to go to staff.''' If something or someone bothers you in the scene, I highly appreciate it when people tell me what's up. You don't '''have''' to, but as a GM, I feel it is '''my''' responsibility to ensure '''your''' fun, and a lack of communication about issues makes me feel pretty bad. If I find out after the scene something really pissed you off and took the fun out of it, you're setting me up for a downward spiral of sulking and wondering what I did wrong and being sure I could have fixed it and made it fun for you. If it's a big enough issue I may straight up not want to GM for you anymore. So please tell me if the scene isn't fun due to X reason, I will do everything in my power to fix X for you, and it will be way less stressful for me than learning about it afterwards.
 * '''Minimum drama please.''' Especially on +ooc.

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 * '''No combat system.''' PL will not be ignored in the event of a dispute, but I try to sell everyone equally regardless of that. As long as your character is acting within his set of advantages you'll be awesome.
-** '''I always try to have something to do for everyone.'''
 * '''No Abstractums unless pre-arranged.''' The player needs a break like everyone else, so unless he's willing, able, and 100% positive he can handle it, assume the answer is no.