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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5484954" data-attributes="member: 386">I think this sort of thing is best handled by DM advice specific to the type of game you're running.&nbsp; Hmm, &quot;DM advice&quot; is probably the wrong term; it's more like saying, &quot;DM, these are your responsibilities:&quot; and then listing them.Maybe you want a cool, cinematic, &quot;the PCs are heroes no matter what&quot; game.&nbsp; The responsibilities the DM has in that game are going to be different from an exploration-heavy challenge-based game.I like rolling randomly for these sorts of things.&nbsp; First you set up a chance that the pine needles are dry - say 1 on 1d6 - and roll the dice.&nbsp; However, that's for my game (low-prep exploration-heavy challenge-based play).&nbsp; Her answer might be &quot;Is it cooler if the pine needles are dry?&nbsp; Then they are!&quot;Good point.&nbsp; I think what kind of system you want will tie into what kind of game you want, and that might be reflected in encounter building procedures (or not!).&nbsp; Simple example - in the last game we played, the PCs were fighting near a cold, swift-moving river.&nbsp; I didn't care if that messed with the encounter balance or not; that's not one of my responsibilities as DM in my game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5484954, member: 386"] I think this sort of thing is best handled by DM advice specific to the type of game you're running. Hmm, "DM advice" is probably the wrong term; it's more like saying, "DM, these are your responsibilities:" and then listing them. Maybe you want a cool, cinematic, "the PCs are heroes no matter what" game. The responsibilities the DM has in that game are going to be different from an exploration-heavy challenge-based game. I like rolling randomly for these sorts of things. First you set up a chance that the pine needles are dry - say 1 on 1d6 - and roll the dice. However, that's for my game (low-prep exploration-heavy challenge-based play). Her answer might be "Is it cooler if the pine needles are dry? Then they are!" Good point. I think what kind of system you want will tie into what kind of game you want, and that might be reflected in encounter building procedures (or not!). Simple example - in the last game we played, the PCs were fighting near a cold, swift-moving river. I didn't care if that messed with the encounter balance or not; that's not one of my responsibilities as DM in my game. [/QUOTE]

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