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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 9522858" data-attributes="member: 6921763">Not really.&nbsp; Just give the players a few important details about the scene, so they have something for their PCs to interact with.&nbsp; Not unlike what you’ve done here (although I’d be inclined to give a bit more detail as to what “furnishings” are present):Why can’t the players simply state the action their PC is attempting?&nbsp; Maybe it’s semantics at this point but, at our table anyway, we prefer the player say something to the effect of “Vargh peers under the sheet covering the chair in the corner to see if anything lies beneath” versus “Can Vargh peek under the sheet covering the chair in the corner?”So yeah, that’s the answer to the OP.&nbsp; Players can have their PC attempt anything they want in the fiction - and no one needs to ask if they can - I, as DM, am never going to say “no, your PC can’t try that”.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 9522858, member: 6921763"] Not really. Just give the players a few important details about the scene, so they have something for their PCs to interact with. Not unlike what you’ve done here (although I’d be inclined to give a bit more detail as to what “furnishings” are present): Why can’t the players simply [I]state[/I] the action their PC is attempting? Maybe it’s semantics at this point but, at our table anyway, we prefer the player say something to the effect of “Vargh peers under the sheet covering the chair in the corner to see if anything lies beneath” versus “Can Vargh peek under the sheet covering the chair in the corner?” So yeah, that’s the answer to the OP. Players can have their PC attempt anything they want in the fiction - and no one needs to ask if they can - I, as DM, am never going to say “no, your PC can’t try that”. [/QUOTE]

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