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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7800812" data-attributes="member: 97077">&quot;What do you do?&quot; - great. It means DM is done describing the environment and now it's the players' turn to describe what they want to do.&quot;What do you do, Tordek?&quot; - also great. DM is putting the spotlight on Tordek, specifically, so that Tordek's player can describe what Tordek is doing and hopes to achieve. It's important that spotlight be shared with reasonable equity so that everyone has a chance to contribute. It's good table management in my view.&quot;What do you do (or what does Tordek do) about this specific thing?&quot; - sometimes good, sometimes bad in my view. This is a leading question. In some ways it's editorializing from the DM in that he or she is saying what the important thing to respond to is and it can create a perceived constraint on the players' responses. This is risky as a result. Overreliance on this technique can be problematic as it can push play in directions the DM prefers. Sometimes that's good when play has become unfocused and unproductive. But otherwise, proceed with caution on this one, I say.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 7800812, member: 97077"] "What do you do?" - great. It means DM is done describing the environment and now it's the players' turn to describe what they want to do. "What do you do, Tordek?" - also great. DM is putting the spotlight on Tordek, specifically, so that Tordek's player can describe what Tordek is doing and hopes to achieve. It's important that spotlight be shared with reasonable equity so that everyone has a chance to contribute. It's good table management in my view. "What do you do (or what does Tordek do) about this specific thing?" - sometimes good, sometimes bad in my view. This is a leading question. In some ways it's editorializing from the DM in that he or she is saying what the important thing to respond to is and it can create a perceived constraint on the players' responses. This is risky as a result. Overreliance on this technique can be problematic as it can push play in directions the DM prefers. Sometimes that's good when play has become unfocused and unproductive. But otherwise, proceed with caution on this one, I say. [/QUOTE]

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