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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7742089">Doh!&nbsp; I clicked XP before you edited!&nbsp; (Just kidding...it's still a good post.)I wholeheartedly agree with the bold part.&nbsp; And I also agree in general with what you are saying, but I don't think the rustle in the leaves with the guy on watch is a good example.&nbsp; If the DM broadcasts a likely imminent attack I don't find much suspense in pretending not to suspect anything: either way the players are &quot;in suspense&quot; waiting to find out what is about to attack them; the only difference is whether or not they are mechanically prepared.I suppose that a DM who made a habit of dropping these kinds of hints...again with lots and lots of false positives, and a mechanical cost to reacting...could achieve some level of suspense.EDIT: Or, if the character reacted to the rustling by venturing off into the woods without waking everybody else up it could be wonderfully suspenseful, which would be a good example of the part I bolded.&nbsp; But you'd need a special kind of players, and know that as DM, for it to work.&nbsp; Most players I've encountered would (unfortunately) do the mechanically optimal thing. So maybe I'm generalizing a little too much, and with the right chemistry the simple play-acting sort of roleplaying can lead to immersive roleplaying.&nbsp; (Did I just break a forum rule by agreeing to temper my position?&nbsp; Should I stay away from any conductive metal?)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7742089"] Doh! I clicked XP before you edited! (Just kidding...it's still a good post.) I wholeheartedly agree with the bold part. And I also agree in general with what you are saying, but I don't think the rustle in the leaves with the guy on watch is a good example. If the DM broadcasts a likely imminent attack I don't find much suspense in pretending not to suspect anything: either way the players are "in suspense" waiting to find out what is about to attack them; the only difference is whether or not they are mechanically prepared. I suppose that a DM who made a habit of dropping these kinds of hints...again with lots and lots of false positives, and a mechanical cost to reacting...could achieve some level of suspense. EDIT: Or, if the character reacted to the rustling by venturing off into the woods without waking everybody else up it could be wonderfully suspenseful, which would be a good example of the part I bolded. But you'd need a special kind of players, and know that as DM, for it to work. Most players I've encountered would (unfortunately) do the mechanically optimal thing. So maybe I'm generalizing a little too much, and with the right chemistry the simple play-acting sort of roleplaying can lead to immersive roleplaying. (Did I just break a forum rule by agreeing to temper my position? Should I stay away from any conductive metal?) [/QUOTE]

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