The role of the GM

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by whswhs

I have to say I'm finding this idea of "the biases of the GM" dubious. It rather seems to me that what I'm using to sell my campaigns to prospective players, and what has gotten my more interested players than I currently have time to run campaigns for, is precisely my personal tastes and perspectives.

In what way the idea is dubious? Biases are an inherent part of people. I'm pretty sure that I have some as does everybody. Sometimes the biases line up, and this becomes a cause for a positive experience (when the GM and the [other] players like the same things in campaigns, themes etc.). Other times stepping beyond them would improve a campaign. And in cases where it's an improvement that actually occurs, sometimes people grow into seeing and being able to make broader pictures on their own, sometimes with the aid of others.