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<blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 8284676" data-attributes="member: 67296">Believablility and relatability, for the characters, is a fine line that the DM must openly assume or feel from their players.&nbsp; For me, the trap errs on the &quot;too much gratuitous gonzo harms the fun&quot; side if the DM leaves it blatantly gratuitous. Take a wider picture of the same puzzle/trap and things already feel much better for me. Perhaps there are famous gelatinous cube wranglers to link with the dungeon's owner. Perhaps the trap is typical for a certain era, or signed by a famous trap maker, thus setting the construction of the trap between such and such date.Basically, I want the DM to tell me (in so many words) &quot;this is gonzo beyond the usual, there may be clues as to why it is&quot;. From there it can take all kinds of different directions. But I've never been a fan of &quot;it's magical D&amp;D dude, don't fuss over it&quot;. I think I could enjoy it in an old-school crawl that has no pretensions, but I'd want to sign-in for that knowingly from the start.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Laurefindel, post: 8284676, member: 67296"] Believablility and relatability, for the characters, is a fine line that the DM must openly assume or feel from their players. For me, the trap errs on the "too much gratuitous gonzo harms the fun" side if the DM leaves it blatantly gratuitous. Take a wider picture of the same puzzle/trap and things already feel much better for me. Perhaps there are famous gelatinous cube wranglers to link with the dungeon's owner. Perhaps the trap is typical for a certain era, or signed by a famous trap maker, thus setting the construction of the trap between such and such date. Basically, I want the DM to tell me (in so many words) "this is gonzo beyond the usual, there may be clues as to why it is". From there it can take all kinds of different directions. But I've never been a fan of "it's magical D&D dude, don't fuss over it". I think I could enjoy it in an old-school crawl that has no pretensions, but I'd want to sign-in for that knowingly from the start. [/QUOTE]

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