Your story and Dungeon masters

This page will explain the dungeon master role on a more meta level, touching on story interaction and how dungeon masters can help you create plots, as well as how they guide their own.
Plot transparency
Dungeon masters weave a story for your character to interact with, whether it's through random events, their NPCs, or through other various encounters. They are NOT required to divulge the details your PC will face. This is because of several reasons:
To avoid meta gaming from the player.
To avoid Mary/Gary Sue interactions from the player.
Simply to keep a plot, or part of it, a secret. Stories and their consequences are not intended to be revealed in advance because that defeats the purpose and doesn't provide genuine interaction/reaction.
Remember, dungeon masters are supposed to know the meta. They should be made aware of general things, like whether your character plans to move into a location, if they plan on being hostile to visitors, etc. That said, their own characters should not meta game for obvious reasons. They are PCs, and subject to everything other PCs are.
Why player-DM transparency, but not DM-player?
Dungeon masters are in charge of not just weaving a story, but keeping it lore friendly and consistent with the created universe. If something is introduced without the dungeon masters' consent, it has the potential to cause upset, which can be devastating in persistent open world roleplay.
Therefore, major character plots you would like to execute should be consulted with the dungeon masters (generally speaking - not including your character's detailed actions or reactions, unless they involve doing harm to a PC, or other PC consequences). It's your duty as a player to let at least one DM know; and it's the DM's duty to bring it up to the other dungeon masters, as any lore implementations are group decisions. However, it's also highly recommended you seek out advice from DMs as a group in order to ensure an open line of communication on your part.
If you wish to work with a dungeon master for a plot that involves their existing named NPC (not PCs, as this constitutes as player-player interaction) or a location/faction they as dungeon masters are in charge of, please make sure to relay your ideas and suggestions to them directly.
Lastly, if you have any questions that need input, whether it be from other players or dungeon masters, you are encouraged to ask in #questions.
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