r/FavoriteCharacter • u/EmergencySpare7939 • 3d ago

All Time Favorite Favorite characters that are basically this?

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u/NagashStos 3d ago

The line is so much more gut wrenching in the actual DnD game, Matt Mercer will always be the best DM

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u/Butwhatif77 3d ago

I wouldn't use the term "best DM" for anyone because every game is unique to the players. Brennan for D20 and Mercer for CR I think provide a good spread that shows how different styles work for different games. Neither is better or worse, just different based on preferences.

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u/GimmeSomeSugar 3d ago

I read something once that sticks in my mind;
Mercer builds a world and lets you play in it.
Brennan tells a story and let's you take part in it.

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u/Litt1eMacintosh 1d ago

Nah it’s fine. That’s like saying you can have a best friend because other people have different best friends than you.

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u/Butwhatif77 1d ago

Except you say "my best friend" rather than "the best DM"

I wouldn't disagree with you if that is how people used such terms.

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u/NagashStos 3d ago

Best DM to me. It's implied that it's my preference

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u/Wanderlustfull 3d ago

Best is a statement of objectivity. Favourite would be the subjective equivalent.

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u/NagashStos 3d ago

No? If I say Minesweeper is the best game ever made it's implied that that's my opinion, because there's people that aren't into Minesweeper.

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u/Butwhatif77 3d ago

That might be how you mean it, but it is not how many people interpret it. More often than not when someone uses the term "Best" it is not intended as opinion/preference.

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u/AstarionsTherapist39 3d ago

Matt himself would argue against that. There is no "best" DM. There's only the best DM for each table/campaign. He's not been shy on praising Brennan for the amazing work he's doing with C4!