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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5455438" data-attributes="member: 177">Well, then there are some sorts of things you cannot have in your game - like magics the PCs don't fully understand, or that they cannot design to their own specifications.PCs: Man, we screwed up in that fight, and now the high priest has let loose Mulchinato!&nbsp; How do we stop this fledgling god?&nbsp; He's way too powerful for us to beat in a straight up fight.PC Wizard:&nbsp; I'll do some research, and see if there's something that'll do the trick!&nbsp; DM: You spend some time pouring through old tomes, and you discover a ritual that would enable you to lock Mulchinato back in his interdimensional cage.&nbsp; However, it requires the death blood of an innocent to complete the ritual....Now the PCs have a choice - use that ritual, or not.&nbsp; They don't know if more research will find a ritual that only calls for celery juice, or if such a thing can be created in time.&nbsp; They have to choose to pursue that avenue, or not.The fictional world has rules.&nbsp; That means that eventually the PCs may work themselves into a corner in which their options are limited.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5455438, member: 177"] Well, then there are some sorts of things you cannot have in your game - like magics the PCs don't fully understand, or that they cannot design to their own specifications. PCs: Man, we screwed up in that fight, and now the high priest has let loose Mulchinato! How do we stop this fledgling god? He's way too powerful for us to beat in a straight up fight. PC Wizard: I'll do some research, and see if there's something that'll do the trick! DM: You spend some time pouring through old tomes, and you discover a ritual that would enable you to lock Mulchinato back in his interdimensional cage. However, it requires the death blood of an innocent to complete the ritual.... Now the PCs have a choice - use that ritual, or not. They don't know if more research will find a ritual that only calls for celery juice, or if such a thing can be created in time. They have to choose to pursue that avenue, or not. The fictional world has rules. That means that eventually the PCs may work themselves into a corner in which their options are limited. [/QUOTE]

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