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So putting aside the bad players just disrupting the game and the 'hidden' free from role players... ... Even with just four players...

In some games hostile players try to trip up the DM when they are imrpovising. If the DM says the Black Swamp is clear of monsters at...

They might need a Takhisis's Horde of Dragons book.....

The random sandbox non-adventure is popular enough. And plenty of players love the near free form as they can use it against the DM...

Maybe someday WotC will put out a Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons for 5.5E.........................

I agree. A great way to do this is outside the game. If the game starts at 6pm, have everyone come over at 5pm to do the introduction...

Odd I did not type that.... Is this even a question? Is not all game design intentional? Agreed. The vast majority of modern games...

I lot of what you see in 5E: *Everyone of all classes and races having flashy cool magic abilities every couple of levels that they can...

This has been done..... Back in 2E Ed Greenwood had a bunch of articles, Wyrms of the North, each one was a very unique dragon. And...

The best way would be to just jump right it. Ideally even more so if you could get the players to never look at the 'harsh rules' and...

I think this is a good point. Everyone comes over to play the game, quite often an action/adventure game. The idea that the players...

I more against doing the free role play before the adventure. As I said, it is too easy for a passive DM to let the players just free...

My comment was for the more general "start the story/game with laid back fun is a safe place. Like LotR starts with the Hobbits. This...

I agree. As it is common in modern fiction, people see it and focus on it. The Lord of the Rings is the Ur Classic here.... It has...

Sure, I would do that and often do. Though I would guess more then one person would say that is Railroading! Very much so!