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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8607076" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Dear [USER=6855114]@Helldritch[/USER] </p><p></p><p>What makes you think that you can't have both?</p><p></p><p>Remember what I keep repeating - the DM is most certainly capable and expected to introduce NPC's and whatnot to the game. Having the players also be able to do that in no way actually changes that fact. </p><p></p><p>But, look at your example. The whole "I gave them 6 new characters" means that the players had no input into those characters. Had you simply not chosen to do that, there was no rescue and you would have gone on to do something else that was likely also fun. In other words, the players had zero input into any of that. </p><p></p><p>Which, IME, results in the players not given the slightest crap about these pregen NPC's that the DM has just handed me with no input from me and then told me what our scenario was going to be. Your players are reacting to what you've laid out for them. Which is great. No problems. </p><p>What would your reaction have been if, instead of you introducing 6 NPC's for the group to play, one of the players did the exact same thing? Would that make your great scenario a total failure? Does it suddenly change from a great idea to an "I win Rabbit from the Hat"? Why does it have to come only from the DM in order for it to be a good idea and fun for the table?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8607076, member: 22779"] Dear [USER=6855114]@Helldritch[/USER] What makes you think that you can't have both? Remember what I keep repeating - the DM is most certainly capable and expected to introduce NPC's and whatnot to the game. Having the players also be able to do that in no way actually changes that fact. But, look at your example. The whole "I gave them 6 new characters" means that the players had no input into those characters. Had you simply not chosen to do that, there was no rescue and you would have gone on to do something else that was likely also fun. In other words, the players had zero input into any of that. Which, IME, results in the players not given the slightest crap about these pregen NPC's that the DM has just handed me with no input from me and then told me what our scenario was going to be. Your players are reacting to what you've laid out for them. Which is great. No problems. What would your reaction have been if, instead of you introducing 6 NPC's for the group to play, one of the players did the exact same thing? Would that make your great scenario a total failure? Does it suddenly change from a great idea to an "I win Rabbit from the Hat"? Why does it have to come only from the DM in order for it to be a good idea and fun for the table? [/QUOTE]
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