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(small christmas-sized lightbulb goes off dimly above Wraith's head)Raven Crowking said:A newbie DM creates multiple-solution challenges the same way that any DM does: by setting up a challenge, and then allowing the players to solve it without saying "No" simply because the players came up with a solution the DM didn't foresee.
It isn't necessary for the DM to come up with the multiple solutions. The DM merely has to set up a situation that doesn't include the line "X can only be solved with Y." The players will happily do the rest.
Thank you--oh my god, thanks! That answers a question I've had for (literally) ages!
Now that I've had it spelled out, it seems simple and self-evident.
It's actually one of my 'golden rules' when I do DM (which, obviously, isn't very often): "never say flat-out no...always allow players to try anything (even if the DC is astronomical)". Your response blends seamlessly with the golden rule.