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<blockquote data-quote="Mishihari Lord" data-source="post: 3115182" data-attributes="member: 128">You're totally in the right.&nbsp; They didn't say it, they didn't do it.Someone gave a specious argument about not having your sword if you didn't say you brought it from the inn, but this is a different situation because1)&nbsp; There could be good reasons not to loot2)&nbsp; Probably they normally say when they're looting and when they're not3)&nbsp; Looting is not a trivial activity (like belting on your sword) but an important part of the gameReally as a DM assuming that they did stuff when they didn't say it is infringing on their right to control their characters.&nbsp; If they didn't say they were looting and you said &quot;As you start to pick up the scattered gold, your arms start to tingle.&nbsp; Make a fortitude save&quot;&nbsp; You can bet you would hear protests that they had never said they were going to loot.&nbsp; Why should it be any different if the results would be positive?I don't really see a problem with telling the players how much they missed out on either, provided it can't affect anything in game.&nbsp; If they don't want to be frustrated then they shouldn't ask such questions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mishihari Lord, post: 3115182, member: 128"] You're totally in the right. They didn't say it, they didn't do it. Someone gave a specious argument about not having your sword if you didn't say you brought it from the inn, but this is a different situation because 1) There could be good reasons not to loot 2) Probably they normally say when they're looting and when they're not 3) Looting is not a trivial activity (like belting on your sword) but an important part of the game Really as a DM assuming that they did stuff when they didn't say it is infringing on their right to control their characters. If they didn't say they were looting and you said "As you start to pick up the scattered gold, your arms start to tingle. Make a fortitude save" You can bet you would hear protests that they had never said they were going to loot. Why should it be any different if the results would be positive? I don't really see a problem with telling the players how much they missed out on either, provided it can't affect anything in game. If they don't want to be frustrated then they shouldn't ask such questions. [/QUOTE]

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