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<blockquote data-quote="Altamont Ravenard" data-source="post: 1972110" data-attributes="member: 14700">Was the buffalo important to the story?One other &quot;syndrome&quot; the DM might be &quot;suffering&quot; from (most of my group does) is &quot;have a description only for what's important&quot;.Of course, it's a terrible syndrome, since it's incredibly easy to metagame. &quot;uh-oh, he described the fountain for 15 minutes. It must be trapped or magical or something...&quot; I realized I was doing this and tried to adjust my descriptions, but when I would describe something in intricate detail, my players would spend an hour asking me questions about it and trying absurd things.- Is there water in the fountain?- No- I pour my water in the fountain- Ok- Does anything happen?- No- I cast create water in the fountain- Uh, ok.- Does anything happen now?- No- Is the water still there?- yes- I taste the water- OK- Does anything happen?- No- I step into the fountain, No Wait! I take off my boots first and step into the fountain- The water is cold on your feet- Does anything happen?- No- Guys, I think there's not enough water in this fountain!- &amp;$|#AR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Altamont Ravenard, post: 1972110, member: 14700"] Was the buffalo important to the story? One other "syndrome" the DM might be "suffering" from (most of my group does) is "have a description only for what's important". Of course, it's a terrible syndrome, since it's incredibly easy to metagame. "uh-oh, he described the fountain for 15 minutes. It must be trapped or magical or something..." I realized I was doing this and tried to adjust my descriptions, but when I would describe something in intricate detail, my players would spend an hour asking me questions about it and trying absurd things. - Is there water in the fountain? - No - I pour my water in the fountain - Ok - Does anything happen? - No - I cast create water in the fountain - Uh, ok. - Does anything happen now? - No - Is the water still there? - yes - I taste the water - OK - Does anything happen? - No - I step into the fountain, No Wait! I take off my boots first and step into the fountain - The water is cold on your feet - Does anything happen? - No - Guys, I think there's not enough water in this fountain! - &$|# AR [/QUOTE]

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