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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 2426989" data-attributes="member: 20323">Well, for what it's worth, every time I've thought the players were hard-headed and weren't getting my ingenious incredible sneaky lovingly-crafted sinister beautiful plot hooks, it turned out they felt I was being unclear, unfair, railroading, or too serious. Hmm. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid    :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" /> I use concise description that focuses on just one theme/sense. I create skill/ ability/ investigation DC charts. I say "yes" to my players. I have them possess the answer all along in an encoded object. I have a hated villain feign his death, revealing a secret to the PCs upon "dying" at their feet. I have a collection of rumors they can pick up when traveling in civilized areas. I incorporate the information in the personality/attitudes of various NPCs. I have them find magical tomes that need to be researched. I have them accidentally come across a plot hook while searching a villain's lair. Of course, they visionary dreams (though I overused this one a bit).Consider some of these possibilities:Your agenda: You want to pass along information to the PCs. That's good. But are you attached to which bit of information they learn? If so, perhaps your group is better served by being provided with several plot threads to pick from.Lack of clarity: What seems perfectly obvious to you (because you made it up!) can require what seems like bluntly obvious methods to convey to your players. If show-don't-tell doesn't work, then TELL, just don't tell all. A little help from NPCs every now and then is fine (though if they're high-level or expereinced players, they shouldn't need it).</blockquote>

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