No more jokes with you. I understand. 1) You did not read my post properly: >I didn't expect you to charge at the mage, and my first reaction was 'this isn't allowed'. Which is when I caught myself on the fact that that would be railroading. Decribed by first reaction, realized that reaction was not how a DM should react, went on to explain how I adapted instead. 2) I admitted the mistake. By my count, three times. 3) Am I dictating what he does? Being thrown back from the fence seems like a normal reaction to being shocked with a force and lightning ward. And it's one you can ignore. We have a few options: Both your and my relevant posts get edited and/or deleted. We both adapt to what happened and continue the RP as normal, learning from mistakes made. None of the above: You decide you don't want to accept my apologies, don't want to edit or delete your post, and continue to view everything I do as malice. I'll learn from my mistakes and apply the lessons to further interactions with the rest of the players, sans you. This discussion, however, is over. I feel I have apologised enough, and I have offered you a set of choices to make.