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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8997026" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Why?&nbsp; Why is that the only way?&nbsp; Why not just say &quot;We're going to share control, let's talk about how we're going to do it.&quot;? Unless you say that anytime a DM doesn't design everything about the campaign world it's a &quot;constraint&quot;.There are many ways to DM.&nbsp; The problem that I've seen is that some of the people who rely on modules don't know how to handle it when there aren't clear steps.&nbsp; Give them something like Dragon Heist which is more of a setting book with a side quest*.&nbsp; In order to make it work, you have to improvise a fair amount and be willing to build on the outline that your given.&nbsp; Some DMs can make that into a cool campaign, some have a hard time with it and would be better off running a module more on the rails.&nbsp; In theory they're going to talk more about how to run a campaigns in the 2024 DMG.&nbsp; But for now anyway, for some people running modules that have clear plotlines is best option.&nbsp; For some people that will probably always be the best option.* At least that's my take on it, I've never actually run it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8997026, member: 6801845"] Why? Why is that the only way? Why not just say "We're going to share control, let's talk about how we're going to do it."? Unless you say that anytime a DM doesn't design everything about the campaign world it's a "constraint". There are many ways to DM. The problem that I've seen is that some of the people who rely on modules don't know how to handle it when there aren't clear steps. Give them something like Dragon Heist which is more of a setting book with a side quest*. In order to make it work, you have to improvise a fair amount and be willing to build on the outline that your given. Some DMs can make that into a cool campaign, some have a hard time with it and would be better off running a module more on the rails. In theory they're going to talk more about how to run a campaigns in the 2024 DMG. But for now anyway, for some people running modules that have clear plotlines is best option. For some people that will probably always be the best option. [I]* At least that's my take on it, I've never actually run it.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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