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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gorin Stonecleaver" data-source="post: 3438185" data-attributes="member: 50105"><p>While this particular instance proved to be suspenseful it is a rare occurrance that such is created by the dice falling where they may.  You do several good things that add to the suspense, like having the players roll for the time for reinforcements to arrive. Ie anything where they are rolling to decide something important about the outcome creates suspense.  I am by not by any means a great DM and I "wing it" way too much sometimes but I would argue that  a great DM can create a session like you just described every session, with the players still feeling like they could have died with one bad roll.  The Great DM is like the director of a great movie he can create the illusion of suspense when there is none.  The players are so absorbed into the story they don't ever consider the Dm changed the damage on that crit to the rogue from 48(dropping him to dead) to 30 (OMG hes still alive).   I have acheived this kind of suspension of disbelief in 4 or 5 sessions in the 6 years I have been been DMing in 3rd edition.  There is no feeling like it in the world (well almost no feeling like it  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ) it is what I strive for every session. Most times I fall short of my goal but then I am only a fair to middlin DM.   I play in a game where the DM is a strictly let the dice fall where they may and he is a better Dm than me but if he never facillitates or fudges then all of the great moments will only happen when the dice fall that way.  I have tried to convert him but he and I go round and round about the dm "cheating".   I prefer to think of it as Directing a great action movie.  I realize this can go to far you have to kill characters on occaision or in a long running game they discover you fudge the dice sometimes.  It is a difficult balancing act to know when to let the dice stand and when to change it a little for the suspense.  Anyway just my 2 cents on the topic.  Good gaming all.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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