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DM says: «Player empowerment.»
DM means: «I'm too lazy to think of a plot, you come up with one.»

DM says: «Everyone can die, your life-and-death decisions really matter.»
DM means: «I love TPKs, decide however you want, you're all dead anyway.»

DM says: «Use any books you want.»
DM means: Either «I am far better at optimising than you and the monsters you face will show it.» or «I have no idea what I'm letting myself in for.»

DM says: «I have a few houserules.»
DM means: «I have a binder full of inconsistent and poorly written houserules, and draw resources from 5 different 3rd party supplements.»

DM says: «Plot driven.»
DM means: «I've decided what's happening. Your choices are moot.»

DM says: «This campaign will be fairly plot-driven.»
DM means: «GROVEL BEFORE MY UBERNPCS OR DIE, PUNY MORTAL.»

DM says: «Roleplay driven.»
DM means: «I have no plot. Talk amongst yourselves for 4 hours.»

DM says: «Gritty.»
DM means: «Deadly.»

DM says: «Very heroic.»
DM means: «Makes carebears look un-fluffy. Risk = zero.»

DM says: «Centred on X culture/race» — DM means: «Which I'm an enormous fanboy of. I'll constantly tell you that you wouldn't do that, and insist that you pointlessly use snippets of the language and painfully roleplay out basic etiquette.»

DM says: «Low Magic setting...»
DM Means: "...for the PC's."

DM says: «Can I see everybody's character sheet for a bit?»
DM means: «Can I check everybody's will saves, spot checks, and listen checks to see who will not die horribly.»

DM says: «Who walked through the door first?»
DM means: «The door was trapped.»

DM says: «You guys aren't roleplaying enough!»
DM means: «Stop optimizing dammit!»

DM says: «You've got the entire world to explore.»
DM means: «After 3 days of wandering, a traveling merchant directs you back towards the plot.»

DM says: «He's an extremely powerful and famous...»
DM means: «You are going to ally with him and you are going to like it.»
Players hear: «IT'S MURDERING TIME.»

DM says: «I am a big fan of the rule of cool...»
DM means: «That way my NPC's can be extra awesome!!!!»

DM says: «All of a sudden another group of orc's rushes in from the tunnel to the south!»
DM means: «Wow that first load of orcs died fast!»

DM says: «Are you sure?»
DM means: «Please do something else.»

Immediatly followed by…

DM says: "...Alright then..."
DM means: «DAMMIT LISTEN TO WHAT I IMPLY.»

DM says: «Are you sure you want to do that?»
DM means: «That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard and it will have horrible consequences. I just want you to know that.»
Players hear: «That is way more awesome than anything I planned and will make whatever you are doing a cakewalk.»

DM says: «So you're going to do [x], then [y]. Is that right?»
DM means: «This is the stupidest plan I've ever heard. I'm repeating it back to you in the probably vain hope that hearing it out loud will make you realise how idiotic it is.»

DM says: «Arrrrrrrrgh!!!
DM means: „You put your chair on my foot.“

DM Says: „You all wake up in jail with no memory of what happened.“
DM Means: „Remember all that time you spent buying equipment and picking a spell list? Pointless.“

DM Says: „I figured you guys were up to a little challenge.“
DM Means: „Abandon All Hope, ye who enters here.“

DM says: „The roads are precarious and rarely-traveled, for bandits and monsters prey on the foolish who leave the relative safety of their city walls.“
DM means: „Only 3 cities exist in the entire world. Sure hope you didn't make any urban-based characters!“

DM says: „You can play as any race, except Drow.“
DM Means: „The BBEG is the entire Drow race.“

DM Says: „The dragon was hording ABC,XYZ,000 gold pieces.“
DM Means: „I forgot encumbrance existed.“

DM Says: „I am very strict about whatever you say, your character says.“
DM Means: „Whatever you say, your character says, as long as the outcome is beneficial to me.“

DM Says: „You see an idyllic cottage in the middle of a forested grove. Smoke gently drifts up from the chimney, and the door is open and looks very inviting.“
DM Means: „You guys are about to roll SO many Will saves!“

DM Says: „I've put a lot of work into this plot...“
DM Means: „All aboard! This train leaves in 1 minute!“

DM says: „I like detailed character backgrounds.“
DM means: „I'd like a name for your Doomed Hometown, and the names of at least three of your character's close family and friends who can be killed and/or kidnapped by the BBEG.“
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