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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1134624" data-attributes="member: 5171">Hmmmmm.I think I'm gonna make myself unpopular here.As the DM, I either put a whole lotta work into creating a given adventure or shelled out my cash to buy it.  I will do my best to come up with reasons for the characters to head in a given direction, and I create the tone of my game to be enjoyable for the players, but if they do just blithely trot off and ignore the hooks I laid out there because they metagamishly think it sounds like what they did last time, I'm gonna be annoyed.This is not to say I force them into situations.  It just means I'm gonna be annoyed.I'm the one working on the game (or paying money) for the rest of the week.  I'm the one putting time into it.  So yeah, I get at least some say in what happens.I doubt that I'm completely on the other side of the fence from the free will people, but I think that this "If I ever feel as though the DM wants me to go somewhere, then I'm not having fun" garbage sounds like stuff that people who have never DM'd come up with.At the same time, blatant shoehorning is no fun for everyone.  I don't want the players to think that I am against them.  I want the PCs to think that the WORLD is against them sometimes, but I want the players to think that I'm busting my butt to give them a good time.  And I ask for feedback to help things move along in a way that's happy for everybody.Sometimes, free will happens after initial limitations.  For example, my d20 Modern campaign started with players on a research ship in the Pacific.  My requirement for the players was to come up with a character who would have a reason to be on that ship, and a reason to be enthusiastic and curious about unusual events.We've got a few scientists, one loyal bodyguard who, while not curious, will faithfully follow orders given by the corporate liason (who is curious and enthusiastic about business opportunities regarding the unknown), and a mechanic with an eye for the paranormal.  They all have free will now, provided that they play their character as they agreed.  I don't intend to DM all-night conversations at the hotel lounge.  I intend to DM something exciting.</blockquote>

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