Respecting current players

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Post originally by Jethrow at 2005-04-18 03:04:45
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That last point rings very true. Among my player group, there have been some pretty severe out of game run ins between players, and sometimes between players and myself. I GM most games I am involved with, and I do not allow any problems I have with players to affect the game and their characters. A very important point you have raised here.

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Post originally by No2 at 2005-04-19 18:44:58
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Weird, though, to game with people you dislike, no?

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Post originally by Jethrow at 2005-04-19 22:57:44
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On the face of it, yes, but as you probably know, these days RPG campaigns may span a decade or more of real time and sometimes players and GMs alike have a lot of emotional and time investment wrapped up in games. In my case, several of the players in my campaign had big personality clashes with one another long before I had any problems with any of them. It added a certain spice to their in-game interactions.