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<blockquote data-quote="Raunalyn" data-source="post: 6840260" data-attributes="member: 72670"><p>It's not that, [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION]...I understand your frustration, and the next portion of the scenario will be quite different after this particular story arch is complete. The frustration from me comes from the fact that, as a DM, I have to take into account all actions of all PC's in the party when I evaluate and create my narrative. One person wants to be stealthy and try to sneak in? Great! Let me try to appeal to that James Bondsy vibe there and give him a little infiltration (party dresses as nobles and servants and sneaks past a heavily fortified gate). I also have to appeal to those who love to murder hobo and take their actions into account (the murder hobos left several dragonarmy officers dead in the middle of the street).</p><p></p><p>There is a difference between the campaign that [MENTION=2067]I'm A Banana[/MENTION] is running and mine; he's working from established material (Hoard of the Dragon Queen), whereas I'm writing almost all of my material. I have to take the actions of all characters into consideration when constructing my narrative. Hence the comment about nothing happening in a vacuum.</p><p></p><p>It wasn't just one action that alerted the guards, but a string of actions throughout the session that alerted them to your presence.</p><p></p><p>The thing that I'm frustrated about here is that it seems that you are blaming the DM for the party's failures and not taking into account the actions of the party. If your expectations are one way, this needs to be addressed with the rest of your party so that they can understand. I, in return, will change my narrative to fit that. I'm frustrated because you don't seem to understand that.</p><p></p><p>In other words...if you want to change the narrative and quit having these scenarios, talk to the party instead of complaining that the DM is being a big ol' meany.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raunalyn, post: 6840260, member: 72670"] It's not that, [MENTION=22779]Hussar[/MENTION]...I understand your frustration, and the next portion of the scenario will be quite different after this particular story arch is complete. The frustration from me comes from the fact that, as a DM, I have to take into account all actions of all PC's in the party when I evaluate and create my narrative. One person wants to be stealthy and try to sneak in? Great! Let me try to appeal to that James Bondsy vibe there and give him a little infiltration (party dresses as nobles and servants and sneaks past a heavily fortified gate). I also have to appeal to those who love to murder hobo and take their actions into account (the murder hobos left several dragonarmy officers dead in the middle of the street). There is a difference between the campaign that [MENTION=2067]I'm A Banana[/MENTION] is running and mine; he's working from established material (Hoard of the Dragon Queen), whereas I'm writing almost all of my material. I have to take the actions of all characters into consideration when constructing my narrative. Hence the comment about nothing happening in a vacuum. It wasn't just one action that alerted the guards, but a string of actions throughout the session that alerted them to your presence. The thing that I'm frustrated about here is that it seems that you are blaming the DM for the party's failures and not taking into account the actions of the party. If your expectations are one way, this needs to be addressed with the rest of your party so that they can understand. I, in return, will change my narrative to fit that. I'm frustrated because you don't seem to understand that. In other words...if you want to change the narrative and quit having these scenarios, talk to the party instead of complaining that the DM is being a big ol' meany. [/QUOTE]
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