<span class="bbc_u">Rick:</span><br/><br/>That was me misreading it for 'Mr. Christian Guilbert', when you had clearly written: "a Ms. Christine Guilbert" *blushes* It does show how late in the night (early in the morning) it is over here, my concentration is worse than ever... I'm sorry!<br/><br/>To the main issue: No, I do not mind myself anything that you wrote in your post, which was a great and enjoyable read, a great post, really, as I said. I also like where you took the scene, how you described it, everything.<br/><br/>My concern is preemptive and general, I want to know the opinion everybody has on this, because I have made the experience that some players feel acutely the slightest interference with how they 'lead' their characters through a game, when other players make their characters perform any kinds of actions.<br/><br/>I just want to be sure everybody in this game is comfortable with other players doing this occasionally with their characters. I've seen people hit the roof over just such matters, and I thought I'd better mention this early on, to see what everybody thinks about it so we can avoid problems that might arise from it among players. Your post reminded me of not having brought this whole issue up yet and that, since there are no site rules here concerning this, it's very open to interpretation and individual tastes and needs.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">I'd not be surprised if a majority of players is fine with what you did and with similar things being done in the future. But I have a high respect for where people draw lines and can understand why they might want to be in sole and complete control of anything their characters do, and also do not want them to be moved forwards into a new scene without being asked in advance whether they're 'done' with the old scene or plan something else to happen there. </span><br/><br/>That's why I brought it up. I hope this is clearer now? It was not meant as critique, not at all, it was a - 'hey, this reminds me, we haven't talked about this yet, would any of you have objections to these things'? I must have put it clumsily, if it came across so very different from what I intended it to say.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">As for how I would handle it in this game: If we do indeed have some in this group who would object to things done with their characters, even if it's only in the nature and to the extent you did it in your post, I'd like the others to respect that, yes. </span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">If we have none who object, all the better, but if we do, would it really hurt so much to ask them 'Is it alright if I write that your character slumps down on the bed and starts fidgeting with the pen again?' or 'I'd like to move the scene ahead in time to this and that point, is there anything you'd like to post first, or are you fine with it?'?</span><br/><span class="bbc_u"><br/>That's why I thought it might be a compromise worth trying to have those who do not mind these things state it here. That'll show whether we have players in our game we need to ask such things in advance.</span><br/><br/>I'd really hate to see you leave the game, Rick. Could you at least be persuaded to wait for the others' feedback on this issue, and then make up your mind whether, to the extent it might play a role, you can live and write with it or whether you feel it restricts you too much?<br/><br/>No editing (leave alone removal - that would not be the case at all) of the post is necessary unless one of the players in that scene would have objections to what you posted, and these should result in slight changes only, at least that's what I'd see as likely.<br/><br/>Please PM me if you need clarification on my view or on the reason why I posted the above. I may well be too careful, unnecessarily concerned about what players might object to or not, it's after all my first time as a GM...<br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">As to the others, I'd gladly hear your opinions, how comfortable you are with scenes moving ahead etc., to what limit other players can ascribe actions to your character in their posts. And thanks a lot for your input, Leorobin and Rachubka, it's very helpful! </span><br/>