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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8268123" data-attributes="member: 6704184"><p>I’ve seen it a lot. In nearly every thread I’ve seen someone ask for such advice. </p><p></p><p>Sure, but 5e doesn’t actually do that much to reinforce the assumed play style, which I’m 99% sure is intentional, because they know D&D players vary widely on preferred playstyle. </p><p> </p><p>D&D horror takes a little work and creativity, but IMO it isn’t hard work, and a lot of it could have been done for DMs in a better DMG. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps part of the disconnect is experience with players? IME, if I have players who are on board with the theme of the campaign, they sit down with a mindset appropriate to that theme. </p><p></p><p>Unless a specific campaign or adventure really calls for worrying about light, I do the same. If I want to have the PCs hunted through a magitech facility by a magebred abomination, I’ll keep track of light, however. If someone uses the warlock or gloom stalker ranger to be Riddick in Pitch Black, cool! They’ll be the one person who doesn’t have disad on perception when the room goes dark. That isn’t gonna kill the mood, and can be used to heighten it by contrast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 8268123, member: 6704184"] I’ve seen it a lot. In nearly every thread I’ve seen someone ask for such advice. Sure, but 5e doesn’t actually do that much to reinforce the assumed play style, which I’m 99% sure is intentional, because they know D&D players vary widely on preferred playstyle. D&D horror takes a little work and creativity, but IMO it isn’t hard work, and a lot of it could have been done for DMs in a better DMG. Perhaps part of the disconnect is experience with players? IME, if I have players who are on board with the theme of the campaign, they sit down with a mindset appropriate to that theme. Unless a specific campaign or adventure really calls for worrying about light, I do the same. If I want to have the PCs hunted through a magitech facility by a magebred abomination, I’ll keep track of light, however. If someone uses the warlock or gloom stalker ranger to be Riddick in Pitch Black, cool! They’ll be the one person who doesn’t have disad on perception when the room goes dark. That isn’t gonna kill the mood, and can be used to heighten it by contrast. [/QUOTE]
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