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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trevalon Moonleirion" data-source="post: 3828062" data-attributes="member: 492">Hey folks,I'll begin with a little anecdote, but the real question is bolded below.I was just thumbing through the old Book of Challenges today, looking for something to toss at the group tomorrow, and I saw an encounter involving a maze filled with displacer beasts.  This immediately made me think of the most recent module I ran , the Barrow of the Forgotten King (fun mod, by the way).  In it, there's a magical maze that the characters somehow navigate, and it's populated by critters both helpful and otherwise.After about two minutes of descibing the maze, and starting to map it out, I just said "you know what, screw this, 3 hours have passed, you finally worked your way through this maze."I think there's probably a more elegant solution to this problem.  How do you run your groups through mazes, giving the players a real sense of being lost and in a bit of danger, without boring them to tears with "do you go left, right, or straight?" for an hour and a half.This might even have to address the larger problem of how you map out dungeons etc.  Is it a player or a DM responsibiilty?Any input is greatly appreciated!Happy gaming!</blockquote>