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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6777849" data-attributes="member: 177">The absolute statement's a bit too strong, but... For one thing, the GM will typically know that there's a problem before the players.  The GM also knows better what's available to work with to move forward.Where is that "something" coming from?  How many times have people talked (and complained) about how long it takes to prepare adventures?  If the PCs seek a new adventure in the middle of a session, is the GM likely to just have something that matches on hand, already prepped and ready to go?  Not all GMs are magicians with, *poof* an adventure right out of their hat!And, if the GM is going to improvise a whole new adventure on the spot, why not just improvise a way for the PCs to continue on the current adventure?Picture this:"Well, gee, we know the BBEG was going to smuggle 500 people into slavery to the orcs.  But, I guess we'll just go shopping instead!""Nah, I don't wanna go shopping!  I wanna quibble over who gets what magic item!""Okay, that sounds like a fun use of the next three hours of our time..."Sound realistic?</blockquote>