Quote Originally Posted by Kardwill View Post
Doing stupid stuff just to feel powerful is pretty cool, I agree. As long as everyone at the table is on board and laugthing with you. I have some pretty cool memories of this kind of foolishness.

But pissing on another player's fun just out of spite, when he obviously cares (in this case the GM)? Then you're just a common bully.

You need everyone at the table laugthing for it to work. And in this particular case, it's obvious Talakeal and his players have very different ideas for their games. Which can still work, but only if everyone is considerate and respectful for their fellow player's feelings.

Consent. It's the basic that has to be ironed out during session zero, and cultivated during playtime.
Do note that the players were not unanimous in this decision, and the one survivor of the group who burned down the temple considered those that didnt to be traitors for not backing him up and quit the group.