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<blockquote data-quote="Norton" data-source="post: 8368044" data-attributes="member: 7031494">I love random tables and generators and use crit hit/miss and random effects tables all the time (drunken, wild magic, etc.). I also love rolling dice so to combine them would be a lot more fun for me and probably the group.The problem I have with something like weather or dungeon randomness is beyond a generic jaunt during a session, I'm often too deep into a fairly specific part of the adventure to allow for random rolls. The monsters, dungeons, and weather tend to be dictated by the circumstances. I also am a stickler for pacing. I know just how long I need to get PCs from here to there and just how busy I want them to be. In other words, balance is important to me. Randomness can throw that and sometimes require extra work to rein it in.A question for the forum: how closely do we think players pay attention to balance in play? I always think they want some push back and fail to have successes feel heroic, but are they just as happy or happier to have things fall consistently in their favor? I realize the answer could vary depending on the players and other circumstances, but is there an average we can agree upon based on experience?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Norton, post: 8368044, member: 7031494"] I love random tables and generators and use crit hit/miss and random effects tables all the time (drunken, wild magic, etc.). I also love rolling dice so to combine them would be a lot more fun for me and probably the group. The problem I have with something like weather or dungeon randomness is beyond a generic jaunt during a session, I'm often too deep into a fairly specific part of the adventure to allow for random rolls. The monsters, dungeons, and weather tend to be dictated by the circumstances. I also am a stickler for pacing. I know just how long I need to get PCs from here to there and just how busy I want them to be. In other words, balance is important to me. Randomness can throw that and sometimes require extra work to rein it in. A question for the forum: how closely do we think players pay attention to balance in play? I always think they want some push back and fail to have successes feel heroic, but are they just as happy or happier to have things fall consistently in their favor? I realize the answer could vary depending on the players and other circumstances, but is there an average we can agree upon based on experience? [/QUOTE]

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