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<blockquote data-quote="JohnSnow" data-source="post: 3894007" data-attributes="member: 32164">Less true perhaps, but untrue? I don't think it's just coming up with rules that's difficult, but rather that being a creative storyteller on the fly is a rare skill. Because of that, even if the rules don't get in the way, it takes an extremely skilled &quot;storyteller&quot; to be able to come up with an adventure &quot;on-the-fly.&quot; It can be done, but most of the time, something slips in terms of believability, creativity, or consistency. And it's most certainly not a task that any but the most experienced DM should attempt.A lot of people think they're good at it, but most extemporaneous adventures, bluntly, suck. The characters tend to be more caricatures, and the stories cliché, even assuming the DM is good at coming up with stuff on the fly without going &quot;um&quot; a lot. I've tried running adventures with only rough outlines myself, and it wasn't the stats that were the problem, but the story. It went &quot;okay,&quot; but I know the adventures would have been better with more prep. However, sometimes you don't have that kind of time.I doubt I'd enjoy an entire campaign like that with anyone but the absolute most competent storyteller. Maybe my assessment of &quot;10 or less&quot; is low, but I seriously question how many people are really &quot;good&quot; at it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnSnow, post: 3894007, member: 32164"] Less true perhaps, but untrue? I don't think it's just coming up with rules that's difficult, but rather that being a creative storyteller on the fly is a rare skill. Because of that, even if the rules don't get in the way, it takes an extremely skilled "storyteller" to be able to come up with an adventure "on-the-fly." It can be done, but most of the time, something slips in terms of believability, creativity, or consistency. And it's most certainly not a task that any but the most experienced DM should attempt. A lot of people think they're good at it, but most extemporaneous adventures, bluntly, suck. The characters tend to be more caricatures, and the stories cliché, even assuming the DM is good at coming up with stuff on the fly without going "um" a lot. I've tried running adventures with only rough outlines myself, and it wasn't the stats that were the problem, but the story. It went "okay," but I know the adventures would have been better with more prep. However, sometimes you don't have that kind of time. I doubt I'd enjoy an entire campaign like that with anyone but the absolute most competent storyteller. Maybe my assessment of "10 or less" is low, but I seriously question how many people are really "good" at it. [/QUOTE]

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