As said above… yeah, there is some kind of range of players from cool with anything, to the sore winners that can’t even accept rewards graciously. What percentage of the MU* population each category represents… well there’s no way of really knowing that.

But I think there’s another fundamental issue, which is a frequent failure to come up with IC consequences that are entertaining. OR maybe more importantly, the misbelief that is common on MU*s that results from actions should be viewed through a punitive lens. “Oh. You tried to do something interesting? Let me figure out how I can mess with you as a result.”

If you try to do right by all players involved in the scenario, if you adjudicate the rules of the game fairly, and if you do your best to come up with narratively interesting results that don’t remove characters from the game (unless there’s really no other option), then YOU will be able to accept your own actions, regardless of whether or not another player can.

As said above… yeah, there is some kind of range of players from cool with anything, to the sore winners that can’t even accept rewards graciously. What percentage of the MU* population each category represents… well there’s no way of really knowing that.

But I think there’s another fundamental issue, which is a frequent failure to come up with IC consequences that are entertaining. OR maybe more importantly, the misbelief that is common on MU*s that results from actions should be viewed through a punitive lens. “Oh. You tried to do something interesting? Let me figure out how I can mess with you as a result.”

If you try to do right by all players involved in the scenario, if you adjudicate the rules of the game fairly, and if you do your best to come up with narratively interesting results that don’t remove characters from the game (unless there’s really no other option), then YOU will be able to accept your own actions, regardless of whether or not another player can.

Just want to lend my voice to those saying this isn’t surprising. For as many times that Polk’s behavior was made into public spectacle, or brought up to Sundance privately; there are probably twice as many incidents where people just decided to avoid him as best they could, not wanting to get dragged into exactly this sort of drama. So no matter what sort of gas lighting now goes on; or what sorts of apologies are made later (whether they are by Polk, on Polk’s behalf, or by someone to Polk to smooth things over) none of you are crazy for thinking this is bad behavior.