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Message: <blockquote data-quote="el-remmen" data-source="post: 9402878" data-attributes="member: 11">I have definitely have been accused of adversarial DMing, and while I will admit a hint of truth to that in the past, these days I try to be as open and generous as possible within my understanding of the framework of the rules and setting (we use a lot of houserules but I make them clear and available for everyone so we can discuss if something doesn't seem to be working). And that's also because I know I am also a tough DM who enjoys difficult and challenging and multi-faceted adventures and encounters.  I am actually struggling with my Primordial Evil group a little because they are so bad at tactics and strategy and it bites them in the butt (as when what I thought would be a difficult but not too prolonged scenario that'd maybe take part of a session extended into three sessions because they just kept running forward, retreating and then doing the same thing again. I played their adversaries as learning from them, but they never seemed to learn from the previous attempts). But they tell me over and over how much fun their having so. . . all I can do is shrug and makes sure to mix in some potential clear wins for them (I say potential b/c I roll in the open and you never know what dice will do).Oh I have sampled both of your story hours and enjoyed, just usually only have time for the recaps.</blockquote>