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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7267932" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Except I tried that.&nbsp; For example the guy was playing a dwarf so on their travels, I dangled several plot hooks including such as helping his own clan recover a lost keep.&nbsp; After a while I just kept throwing plot hooks at him knowing I would never have to follow through.&nbsp; Everything from the &quot;have I got a treasure map for you&quot; to interesting rumors to old friends in need of help.He never, ever took the bait because he &quot;didn't want to be railroaded&quot;.&nbsp; He took great joy in destroying my (not so) carefully laid plans; he was just being contrary to be contrary.&nbsp; He assumed that since I can improvise seamlessly that whatever they did was something I had planned out ahead of time when 80%&nbsp; stuff was made up as I went along since I plan factions, motivations, regions and so on but not what will happen when you talk to Bob the Bartender.&nbsp; Heck Bob the Bartender probably just came from a list of names (and yes, the name would probably be something other than Bob).But that's OK.&nbsp; I've had people that I gamed with for years, others that come and go.&nbsp; Not every DM is for every player.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7267932, member: 6801845"] Except I tried that. For example the guy was playing a dwarf so on their travels, I dangled several plot hooks including such as helping his own clan recover a lost keep. After a while I just kept throwing plot hooks at him knowing I would never have to follow through. Everything from the "have I got a treasure map for you" to interesting rumors to old friends in need of help. He never, ever took the bait because he "didn't want to be railroaded". He took great joy in destroying my (not so) carefully laid plans; he was just being contrary to be contrary. He assumed that since I can improvise seamlessly that whatever they did was something I had planned out ahead of time when 80% stuff was made up as I went along since I plan factions, motivations, regions and so on but not what will happen when you talk to Bob the Bartender. Heck Bob the Bartender probably just came from a list of names (and yes, the name would probably be something other than Bob). But that's OK. I've had people that I gamed with for years, others that come and go. Not every DM is for every player. [/QUOTE]

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