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Message: <blockquote data-quote="amazingshafeman" data-source="post: 2902311" data-attributes="member: 29870">Control is another reason.  In a dungeon, there are boundaries.  If you're worried the giant might be a bit too much for the party, put an escape tunnel just big enough for them leading out of the room.  Giant can't reach them.  Same encounter happens while they're camping, though, and it's fight or die for them.Along the same line, if a party gets lost in a dungeon, there are only so many options for them and they still probably hit a lot of the encoutners.  They get lost in the wilderness, though, and they could accidentally bypass every location specific encounter the DM has prepared.  Sure, some of those encounters can be moved to a different location, but it's really frustrating to have the party miss the Bandits of Chor that were ambushing travelers at a key bridge because they foolishly fell off a cliff into the river while traveling at night, floating downstream and coming ashore on the banks of the Lake Darnwherearewe.  Personally, I think that would make for a really memorable part of a campaign, but not every DM is able to ad lib that or even knows enough about the setting to make it possible.I agree with you in part.  I like a rich wilderness and think that it adds to the fullness of a campaign.  It's just more variable than a dungeon, which limits its usability at times.  Especially for the DM that has two hours  a week to dedicate to adventure creation and might be too exhausted to turn a poor Survival skill check into a memorable evening for the players.</blockquote>

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