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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7957123" data-attributes="member: 29398">Why are they doing it? Because someone asked them to, or because on their own they decided it was worth doing.What happens if they fail?&nbsp; They fail, which may - but doesn't have to - have consequences down the road.How long do they have? As long as it takes. Maybe they don't even go straight to the McGuffin mission but instead detour on the way to the old ruined tower they've been meaning to check out for ages, and put the McGuffin job aside for later.Personally, I usually prefer type 1.That way, I-as-player and I-as-PC have time to - with the party - gather whatever information we can before leaving, use this information to recruit NPC adventurers to fill any obvious gaps in our lineup, then once in site fully explore whatever it is we're doing and-or wherever it is we're at, take time to thoroughly search the place and make sure we didn't miss anything, and then come back to town, take our time over training and treasury division, and enjoy some downtime.Were I fed a constant diet of type 2 adventures, sooner or later I'd end up saying &quot;Screw it.&nbsp; This time the world can fall apart, either that or someone else can do this mission.&nbsp; I think we should go back to that last place - we were so rushed that I'm 99% sure we missed half of it.&quot;It can be impactful once in a while, and thus is useful to do once in a while.&nbsp; But not all the time.Quite right - time limits are an overused means of generating tension in movies and TV too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7957123, member: 29398"] [I]Why are they doing it?[/I] Because someone asked them to, or because on their own they decided it was worth doing. [I]What happens if they fail?[/I] They fail, which may - but doesn't have to - have consequences down the road. [I]How long do they have?[/I] As long as it takes. Maybe they don't even go straight to the McGuffin mission but instead detour on the way to the old ruined tower they've been meaning to check out for ages, and put the McGuffin job aside for later. Personally, I usually prefer type 1. That way, I-as-player and I-as-PC have time to - with the party - gather whatever information we can before leaving, use this information to recruit NPC adventurers to fill any obvious gaps in our lineup, then once in site fully explore whatever it is we're doing and-or wherever it is we're at, take time to thoroughly search the place and make sure we didn't miss anything, and then come back to town, take our time over training and treasury division, and enjoy some downtime. Were I fed a constant diet of type 2 adventures, sooner or later I'd end up saying "Screw it. This time the world can fall apart, either that or someone else can do this mission. I think we should go back to that last place - we were so rushed that I'm 99% sure we missed half of it." It can be impactful once in a while, and thus is useful to do once in a while. But not all the time. Quite right - time limits are an overused means of generating tension in movies and TV too. [/QUOTE]

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