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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9007800" data-attributes="member: 29398">I know that.&nbsp; They knew it too, and carried on regardless.Yep.&nbsp; And I don't mind that to some extent.&nbsp; Adventuring is a dangerous way to make a living, and many elements of the game world are out to kill you dead.That said, in almost 40 years of DMing I don't think I've ever run ear seekers.Fair enough, but there's a certain type of player (including me sometimes, when I'm in a more gonzo mood) who thinks the best means of investigation boils down to trial and error.&nbsp; As in: &quot;There's a cave system up there - we think something might live in it but we don't know what, so instead of spending days in town asking questions, let's go find out firsthand by exploring the place.&quot;&nbsp; And if turns out to be trivial, then so what; and if it turns out to be way above our pay grade then maybe some of us die while the rest escape.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9007800, member: 29398"] I know that. They knew it too, and carried on regardless. Yep. And I don't mind that to some extent. Adventuring is a dangerous way to make a living, and many elements of the game world are out to kill you dead. That said, in almost 40 years of DMing I don't think I've ever run ear seekers. Fair enough, but there's a certain type of player (including me sometimes, when I'm in a more gonzo mood) who thinks the best means of investigation boils down to trial and error. As in: "[I]There's a cave system up there - we think something might live in it but we don't know what, so instead of spending days in town asking questions, let's go find out firsthand by exploring the place.[/I]" And if turns out to be trivial, then so what; and if it turns out to be way above our pay grade then maybe some of us die while the rest escape. [/QUOTE]

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