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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mordane76" data-source="post: 895800" data-attributes="member: 7172">Personally, I balk at answering this question as DM, because I don't want the players to feel like I'm leading them by the nose.  I want them to make their own choices, and I'll pick up the slack if that pathway isn't fully fleshed out already.I've had them ask this question before, and I balked.  I had one adventure prepared, I threw out two hooks, and they asked what I wanted them to do.  I refused to answer the question -- and they took the hook for the unprepared adventure... which turned into one wild ride, which has shaped a couple of subsequent adventures and stories.As a player -- I wouldn't ask this question, probably because I've DMed before, and I would ascribe to my feelings as a DM in this situation.  I would figure out where I, as a character, wanted to go with the options before me, inform my fellows of my decision, and see what they wanted to do.  Usually, I have a solid enough understanding of my character to know (within the boundaries of the world we're in) where I would go if I had freedom of movement.I've never asked this question, maybe because I don't get to play that often, and haven't had too many situations where I've felt like I don't know where to go.</blockquote>