Ok, I should be careful not to limit pc's arbitrarily and railroad them or stifle their creativity, those are valid points that I should I keep in mind.
I definitely agree with the idea that sometimes adding information and details can destroy the richness of an idea. I think that's one of the reasons books and legends can be so evocative and inspiring, in the case of books because the author has plenty of time to 'taste' the information he...
So, I'm DMing a DnD 3.5 game for the first time, (only did 1 session) and I want to include opportunities for players to use all the different skills to make the game more involved. I'm thinking about different situations in which skill checks are key, what I would really like would be something...