ExploderWizard
Hero
Well, it does help to read the rules. Might be enlightening. Disadvantage on all perception checks.
Care to cite the rules quote that says darkness imposes disadvantage on perception checks that DON'T rely on sight?
Complete darkness? Well, disadvantage on all attacks. No sneak attacks possible. Have to guess the location of all targets - need to make a perception check (at disadvantage) to locate the target square.
Fighting in the dark when you cannot see and your opponentt can is not a smart move. I would wait for a light source before engaging. If you are scouting then you shouldn't be picking fights alone anyhow. Thats how you get dead.
Hey, if a player tells you that he isn't having fun in your game, that means you failed as a DM. End of story. If a player is having a bad time, that's your fault. That you can continue to play and not care that your player is having a bad time speaks volumes about your DMing and a lot less about the players.
BBBBZZZZZZTTT Wrong, but thanks for playing. If someone is not having a good time, step one is to find out WHY?
It may have nothing to do with the DM or it might. Find out the facts before capitulating to every player whim. That's DMing with a spine 101 stuff there. It could be another player that is the issue. Talk about it and find out firsthand. If it IS a DM problem then find out more detail.
What about a player that has to be THE superstar and cannot stand not being on top 100% of the time? Is is still the DMs job to make this player happy at the expense of the rest of the group?
Me, if a player is having a bad time, I'm having a bad time. A great part of my enjoyment of the game as a DM comes from the idea that I'm providing a good time for the people sitting around the table with me. Obviously, opinions vary and some DM's feel it's perfectly fine to waste the time of their players on session after frustrating session of the player disliking the game.
IMHO a DM is NOT an entertainment center that exists to entertain the players. Everyone at the table should be doing their best to entertain everyone else at the table, DM and player alike. Only when everyone contributes to mutual enjoyment does everyone get the benefit of it.
No wonder we keep bleeding players to video games with DM advice like this.
My table is very full. Make of that what you will.