Answer by Tezra for How to guide my players into realizing they have multiple...
On the "flaws" of DM based RPGs is that players know there is "off the rails" unplanned stuff, and "story hooks" for long well laid out and planned adventures. The off the rails stuff is fun and all,...
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PropsCreate some big printed sheets. At the top of them put the option you foresee. Give them different colors.Include a rough sketch of what they'd do to do the headline action, so you agree on what...
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Setting the SceneAnother answer mentioned talking to your players out of the story to give them suggestions and let them know there are options, and that is absolutely something I would suggest as...
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I have learned that you just cannot predict what a party will do, even if they run all the time, the one time you want them to, they will not..So I propose instead that when they witness the attack,...
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One technique I use to ensure players can (and sometimes should) run away is: I send a massive, but otherwise peaceful, giant walking across the landscape passed them. Something 40m tall. Tell them...
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What you're facing is one of the hardest problems to tackle as a DM, and probably one of the harder lessons that any teacher must face in their career. That problem being the balance between shielding...
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As these are all new players, there's nothing wrong with a bit of "out-of-game" DM guidance at these early stages.After describing the situation you can simply say: "What you do now is your choice. You...
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For my next session with my PCs, I'm planning to have them witness an attack on an NPC that's intended to hook them the adventure. The plan is for the party to encounter his daughter, who also has a...
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