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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4734017" data-attributes="member: 5143">I agree with this and most of what you say.&nbsp; With a couple exceptions.This is what I disagree with.&nbsp; I don't think players should be able to avoid anything they want simply because they know about it.&nbsp; They might not want to deal with any dragons, but they don't have control over where the dragons live or what they do.If they go into the forest, it might be that the dragon often hunts there and happens upon them, or he had an ally in town who overheard them talking about using the forest and warned the dragon.&nbsp; It could be that there actually IS another dragon in the forest.Player choice is half of the equation, but it isn't the whole equation.&nbsp; I know when I'm a player I simply trust the DM to give us the most fun game.&nbsp; Often that means excitement, danger, some mystery, and so on.&nbsp; If the only way I'm going to find the powerful artifact that is the backbone of the whole planned campaign is to loot the dragon's hoard....well, then I want the DM to push me towards that any way he can.&nbsp; Simply because it's more interesting than chopping my way through miles and miles of empty forest.Then again, I'm one of the people who would say, &quot;There's a dragon nearby?&nbsp; Awesome, let's kill it.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 4734017, member: 5143"] I agree with this and most of what you say. With a couple exceptions. This is what I disagree with. I don't think players should be able to avoid anything they want simply because they know about it. They might not want to deal with any dragons, but they don't have control over where the dragons live or what they do. If they go into the forest, it might be that the dragon often hunts there and happens upon them, or he had an ally in town who overheard them talking about using the forest and warned the dragon. It could be that there actually IS another dragon in the forest. Player choice is half of the equation, but it isn't the whole equation. I know when I'm a player I simply trust the DM to give us the most fun game. Often that means excitement, danger, some mystery, and so on. If the only way I'm going to find the powerful artifact that is the backbone of the whole planned campaign is to loot the dragon's hoard....well, then I want the DM to push me towards that any way he can. Simply because it's more interesting than chopping my way through miles and miles of empty forest. Then again, I'm one of the people who would say, "There's a dragon nearby? Awesome, let's kill it." [/QUOTE]

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