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My players dont like "description on demand" for things that should be the DM's purview. I.e. ask them to describe whats in the...

And this is probably why my groups don't like it. The story emerges but their objectives are not a story. Their objectives are to get...

Yea, and that's really unfortunate.

Yep, we've decided to try Draw Steel tonight.

A good DM is not making it up on the spot. A good DM details the adventure and the world ahead of time. And yes, if you really like...

I just give a general description of the room, and let the players initiate a request for further details. That's part of exploration...

My example was extreme to point out its flaws. Even reasonable players will give themselves an edge (even a slight one) when given the...

I think having to fill in the gaps for every room or encounter would start getting tedious after a while for most people. The novelty of...

I think a lot more people would take advantage of it then you might realize.

Right. But it appears that at least two people in this thread have had bad experiences with some GMs. And I'm trying to emphasize, that...

Well, if they have thousands of GP, and a powerful artifact, that would certainly allow the characters to control the situation, links...

I get a Ring of Three Wishes, and on my third wish, I ask for three more wishes.

It seems that a lot of the arguments stem from the assumption that the player has no idea what the pact requirements and consequences...

To be fair, I doubt I'd give that speech I wrote above to a warlock player straight up during session zero. Instead I would work out...

To let the players control the narrative is potentially game breaking. GM: "you open the door. What do you see" Player: I see 10 chest...