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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6543595" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>From the player's perspective (not the PC's, but the player's), what is the down side to declaring that you move cautiously and stealthily? Is there any reason to not have your PC in Cautious Exploration Mode at all times, even when having dinner at home?</p><p></p><p>If the answer is "There is no down side, you should always move cautiously," then it seems like a silly game of gotcha to make the players declare "Yes, I am moving cautiously." You're punishing them for trying to imagine the world through their characters' eyes and engage with that world like a real person--for whom there are concerns like boredom, fatigue, and discomfort--instead of a Dungeoneer Exploratron 3000. There is nothing to be learned here except that when the DM asks a question about how your PC is behaving, the answer is always "We are being cautious. We are checking for traps. We are making Perception checks. We are posting a watch. Thank you for choosing Dungeoneer Exploratron and we look forward to continuing to serve your murderhoboing needs."</p><p></p><p>Why not assume the party is moving cautiously unless there is a reason they might rationally choose otherwise?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 6543595, member: 58197"] From the player's perspective (not the PC's, but the player's), what is the down side to declaring that you move cautiously and stealthily? Is there any reason to not have your PC in Cautious Exploration Mode at all times, even when having dinner at home? If the answer is "There is no down side, you should always move cautiously," then it seems like a silly game of gotcha to make the players declare "Yes, I am moving cautiously." You're punishing them for trying to imagine the world through their characters' eyes and engage with that world like a real person--for whom there are concerns like boredom, fatigue, and discomfort--instead of a Dungeoneer Exploratron 3000. There is nothing to be learned here except that when the DM asks a question about how your PC is behaving, the answer is always "We are being cautious. We are checking for traps. We are making Perception checks. We are posting a watch. Thank you for choosing Dungeoneer Exploratron and we look forward to continuing to serve your murderhoboing needs." Why not assume the party is moving cautiously unless there is a reason they might rationally choose otherwise? [/QUOTE]
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