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<blockquote data-quote="aco175" data-source="post: 9523817" data-attributes="member: 27385">I have no problem passing things off to the players.&nbsp; One used to track initiative until I made a pole with clothespins with names on them.&nbsp; Now everyone knows when their turn is coming up.&nbsp; I have players roll damage to their PC from monsters and roll the save of the monster from their spells.&nbsp; I always found people like rolling more dice then less.&nbsp; I have been giving them more worldbuilding.&nbsp; The group has a home base now and reached 9th level.&nbsp; I told the fighter's layer that 2d6+2 men-at-arms showed up to follow him.&nbsp; They are 1st level with one leading them at 3rd level.&nbsp; Then I let him go with it.&nbsp; I ask them what they are planning to do next or where they want to go, but my players are fine with where the module is going or what I have planned, even if I tell them I plan based on what you want to do.&nbsp; There is some worldbuilding I flop back and forth on.&nbsp; The player asks what the name of the serving girl is.&nbsp; Part of me is thinking that she is a minor NPC who does not matter so I may ask the player what her name is.&nbsp; Other times I recall reading somewhere that players are amazed if I say, Hold up a second, and rustle papers until I can think of a name for the girl.&nbsp; Then I say, Oh, here it is- her name is Millie.&nbsp; Apparently, players think that one has put more time into the game and the world feels more alive.&nbsp; Or, now the players think that she is the secret bad guy since she has a name 'written down'.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aco175, post: 9523817, member: 27385"] I have no problem passing things off to the players. One used to track initiative until I made a pole with clothespins with names on them. Now everyone knows when their turn is coming up. I have players roll damage to their PC from monsters and roll the save of the monster from their spells. I always found people like rolling more dice then less. I have been giving them more worldbuilding. The group has a home base now and reached 9th level. I told the fighter's layer that 2d6+2 men-at-arms showed up to follow him. They are 1st level with one leading them at 3rd level. Then I let him go with it. I ask them what they are planning to do next or where they want to go, but my players are fine with where the module is going or what I have planned, even if I tell them I plan based on what you want to do. There is some worldbuilding I flop back and forth on. The player asks what the name of the serving girl is. Part of me is thinking that she is a minor NPC who does not matter so I may ask the player what her name is. Other times I recall reading somewhere that players are amazed if I say, Hold up a second, and rustle papers until I can think of a name for the girl. Then I say, Oh, here it is- her name is Millie. Apparently, players think that one has put more time into the game and the world feels more alive. Or, now the players think that she is the secret bad guy since she has a name 'written down'. [/QUOTE]

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