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<blockquote data-quote="korjik" data-source="post: 4690617" data-attributes="member: 56755">Varis, do you think that the players got the impression that it was just a drainage pipe? That it was just a special effect?&nbsp;I occasionally end up with the same problem. My players are too smart and sneaky and they occasionally go off on a tangent like this.&nbsp;Sometimes you have to tell them it is just a cow.&nbsp;That is where I think you made a mistake. When the party started to split up, you should have taken an action to avoid that, since the split would end up with alot of wasted time. &nbsp;I am not saying that you shouldnt allow them to split up, or that you should railroad them, but that when you see that they are going in a direction that will leave 60% of the party twiddling their thumbs while the other 40% wastes part of an evening of play, you should take action to try to prevent that. You knew it was a waste of time and that it would leave several players with nothing to do for a while. They didnt know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="korjik, post: 4690617, member: 56755"] Varis, do you think that the players got the impression that it was just a drainage pipe? That it was just a special effect? I occasionally end up with the same problem. My players are too smart and sneaky and they occasionally go off on a tangent like this. Sometimes you have to tell them it is just a cow. That is where I think you made a mistake. When the party started to split up, you should have taken an action to avoid that, since the split would end up with alot of wasted time. I am not saying that you shouldnt allow them to split up, or that you should railroad them, but that when you see that they are going in a direction that will leave 60% of the party twiddling their thumbs while the other 40% wastes part of an evening of play, you should take action to try to prevent that. You knew it was a waste of time and that it would leave several players with nothing to do for a while. They didnt know. [/QUOTE]

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