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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 6058146" data-attributes="member: 42582">[MENTION=20323]Quickleaf[/MENTION], I'm not sure about your &quot;save or&quot; and &quot;save then&quot; distintion - I don't think I quite get it - but I would say &quot;yes&quot; to telegraphing.It depends a lot on group dynamics, I guess, but I have found that increasing my meta-talk as GM - commentating on what's going on, what I'm hoping to achieve, why the PCs (and players) should be trembling in the boots! - increases rather than decreases the intensity of play, because the players have a clearer sense of what is at stake and realise that I'm doing it on purpose rather than just stumbling along in some shambolic fashion. But at the same time it also helps reduce resentment/upset because the players know I'm on top of things, rather than just faffing around and not caring about their experience in the game.Does that make sense?EDIT:&nbsp; cool map!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 6058146, member: 42582"] [MENTION=20323]Quickleaf[/MENTION], I'm not sure about your "save or" and "save then" distintion - I don't think I quite get it - but I would say "yes" to telegraphing. It depends a lot on group dynamics, I guess, but I have found that increasing my meta-talk as GM - commentating on what's going on, what I'm hoping to achieve, why the PCs (and players) should be trembling in the boots! - increases rather than decreases the intensity of play, because the players have a clearer sense of what is at stake and realise that I'm doing it [I]on purpose[/I] rather than just stumbling along in some shambolic fashion. But at the same time it also helps reduce resentment/upset because the players know I'm on top of things, rather than just faffing around and not caring about their experience in the game. Does that make sense? EDIT: cool map! [/QUOTE]

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