I see...So some people do allow OOC decisions, which I guess is in fact unavoidable for possibly everyone to some extent in this game, no exceptions.
Of course. We are playing a game for fun. The Definition of fun is going to vary from player to player. Eventually some OOC consideration needs to be given to try and ensure that the fun is as universally available as possible to everyone your characters have some sort of influence over. Perhaps it is just my upbringing, but when Tom says "play like you are playing a board game with friends" well I sure as hell don't try and dominate and destroy my friends when playing board games, cause soon enough they will simply not bother to play since they aren't having fun.
