tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post111303707952368269..comments2024-03-15T03:18:11.032-04:00Comments on How to Start a Revolution in 21 Days or Less: Never Have a PlanNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-19834274393439543152009-07-04T14:55:51.349-04:002009-07-04T14:55:51.349-04:00JP Bradley: Definitely agree with you about player...<b>JP Bradley:</b> Definitely agree with you about players. Usually what I do is drop a bunch of hints about my "evil plots" and see which ones they bite. Generally they'll come up with something even more terrifying than my original plan. :D<br /><br /><b>Golgotha Kinslayer:</b> Glad you think so -- and I hope you get some use out of the idea.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-7292503519279034912009-07-04T14:47:15.576-04:002009-07-04T14:47:15.576-04:00That is absolutely brilliant.That is absolutely brilliant.Golgotha Kinslayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169602559573096423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-55674758618271682152009-06-22T04:30:17.936-04:002009-06-22T04:30:17.936-04:00Players want to believe you have some kind of terr...Players <i>want</i> to believe you have some kind of terrible and malicious plan to defeat them. Last night my party fought Salamanders on the banks of a lava river and they were convinced that I had set the salamanders up in some kind of ingenious formation that allowed them to pummel them as they approached.<br /><br />Truth is I'd drawn the room forgetting they'd need more room to maneuver and they were left stood on a thin platform as there was nowhere else to put them.<br /><br />Planning can be really useful, however I find it counter productive, if I have a plan in the heat of the moment I might stick to the plan rather than doing something cool or interesting.JP Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082374470417659110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-81133691403962513292009-06-19T23:35:14.346-04:002009-06-19T23:35:14.346-04:00Dustin: Says the guy who's perfectly happy to ...<b>Dustin:</b> Says the guy who's perfectly happy to let *me* run all the games. ;)<br /><br /><b>Alex Shroeder:</b> Cool! Sounds like a good time. Dragons are great for that kind of thing because everyone gets real careful when they show up.<br /><br /><b>JB:</b> Yup. Specific solutions to a puzzle are almost always a bad idea, unless you've been very careful about setting it up.<br /><br /><b>Knightsky:</b> It's like this Zen thing, isn't it?Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-26157189492099378162009-06-19T20:24:26.277-04:002009-06-19T20:24:26.277-04:00Yep. The only way to prevent players from deraili...Yep. The only way to prevent players from derailing your plan is to not have one.Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-771286214760578522009-06-19T20:24:02.574-04:002009-06-19T20:24:02.574-04:00As a kid acting as the DM, I used to be immensely ...As a kid acting as the DM, I used to be immensely irritated when players thought of ways to overcome my obstacles. I now see this as a feature of Old School D&D play.<br /><br />The one time I can remember where I designed a specific encounter with a specific way to beat it, play ground to a halt for HOURS. Because, whadya' know, players can't read a DM's mind. Duh.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-82270627919500359442009-06-19T17:37:06.948-04:002009-06-19T17:37:06.948-04:00That inspired me to write a post about ignoring ch...That inspired me to write <a href="http://www.emacswiki.org/alex/2009-06-19_Beyond_Challenge_Rating" rel="nofollow">a post about ignoring challenge ratings</a>.Alex Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-58423189308769329592009-06-19T13:13:26.089-04:002009-06-19T13:13:26.089-04:00You're just being lazy.... ~_^You're just being lazy.... ~_^Shattered Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423256961594615309noreply@blogger.com