Quote Originally Posted by reorith View Post
i can't wait twenty posts! what is the straw dm?
It's the hypothetical "perfect" Dm. When he/she/it runs a game, everyone has an equal turn in the spotlight, his house rules stop any exploits while also being completely and utterly fair, etc. ad nauseam.

Clearly, there is no one currently Dm-ing who can hold this ideal, and the use of this as a balancing factor in terms of game play isn't valid.