Tinker Gnome
Explorer
Well, I ran the first session of a DnD 3.5 game last Saturday. One thing I have noticed is that the plot of the game is probably about 50% in my hands. The players actually male up a lot of actual plot elements. The party Bard will utilize his backround and say something like "Oh, have the Lord summon the Royal Magistrate" and I have not even made up these NPCs. So, I make them up on the spot. It is actually pretty cool. I merely react to what the PCs do. I had to do that entire session improv because they completely took over. They would do something, and I would react. A PC steals a gem from a wealthy lord and I say it is a Chaos gem, and that another poweful NPC is looking to collect them. They kill a villian with one good hit, and I have it so that there is a third party who is also after what that villian was after.
It is a very fun playstyle, and I hope my games can continue like this.
It is a very fun playstyle, and I hope my games can continue like this.