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Legend
I'm going to follow my gut. Sounds like the party was entering a bit of analysis paralysis, you saw that happening, wanted to move things forward, and your approach to accomplish that was "hey there's that window, hint, hint."So a situation came up last session (and similar ones have come up before) where I as the DM clarified information to a player in order to help them execute a plan that had a very high chance of getting them killed.
The situation last session, for example, was players trying to break into a wizards tower via gaseous form. The front door was airtight but there was a window (which i had mentioned in the description) halfway up the tower that wasn't. The problem being going in the window would leave the player halfway through the dungeon alone. While they were debating i reminded them about the window (and clarified i wasnt suggesting they use it just supplying info their character would have). They ended up using the window nd it went very badly (end result was very close to a TPK).
so my question os in situations where doing so will likely lead to character/party death do you reiterate/remind players about information that will make it easier for them to proceed with a bad plan or keep quiet?
There's no right or wrong move here. It's all about reading your players.
HOWEVER, I think you may be making the mistake of thinking that the ONLY way you could have shifted them out of analysis paralysis and kept scene moving was "hey there's that window, hint, hint." Because that's absolutely not true. That's a very leading approach - again, might be right in some circumstances, that's for you to judge. But there are many ways to encourage players' better angels and get them out of their heads.
For example, "Sounds like you're not sure how you want to proceed. Do you need more information from me?"
For example, "Hmm, well I give you all two minutes, however long it takes me to use the restroom and grab a drink. If you don't know what you're doing by then, maybe the guards will come out to greet you!"