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<blockquote data-quote="On Puget Sound" data-source="post: 4688317" data-attributes="member: 68988">Your notion of having optional plot hooks that the players are free to ignore is a mixed bag.&nbsp; &quot;You hear that the town has been plagued by bandits lately.&quot;&quot;That's nice...is there a magic shop here?&nbsp; I want to buy a sword.&quot;&quot;No, there are no magic items for sale due to the bandit activity.&quot;&quot;Bummer.&nbsp; Then I want to find a wizard who can enchant me a sword.&quot;&quot;Hmm...OK, make a Streetwise check....You fail to find any wizards.&nbsp; Maybe they are all hiding from the bandits I spent 16 hours designing...&quot;&quot;No wizards, huh?&nbsp; OK, I try to find a thieves' guild; they always know where to get magical things if the price is right.&quot;&quot;sigh...OK.&nbsp; You spend several hours trudging through the rain-drenched streets chatting up lowlifes, but no one takes you into their confidence.&nbsp; They are too worried about the BANDITS.&quot;&quot;Well there has to be a thieves' guild somewhere; there always is.&nbsp; Hey, you said it was raining?&quot;&quot;&lt;grrrrrr&gt; Yes.&nbsp; A torrential downpour.&quot;&quot;Are the streets flooded?&quot;&quot;No, the water is running down the sewer drains.&quot;&quot;AHA!&nbsp; There's a sewer.&nbsp; That's where we'll find the thieves' guild.&nbsp; We pry the drain open and climb down.&quot;&quot;But I haven't designed....uh, OK....&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="On Puget Sound, post: 4688317, member: 68988"] Your notion of having optional plot hooks that the players are free to ignore is a mixed bag. "You hear that the town has been plagued by bandits lately." [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]"That's nice...is there a magic shop here? I want to buy a sword."[/COLOR] "No, there are no magic items for sale due to the bandit activity." [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]"Bummer. Then I want to find a wizard who can enchant me a sword."[/COLOR]"Hmm...OK, make a Streetwise check....You fail to find any wizards. Maybe they are all hiding from the bandits I spent 16 hours designing..." [COLOR="royalblue"]"No wizards, huh? OK, I try to find a thieves' guild; they always know where to get magical things if the price is right."[/COLOR]"sigh...OK. You spend several hours trudging through the rain-drenched streets chatting up lowlifes, but no one takes you into their confidence. They are too worried about the BANDITS." [COLOR="royalblue"]"Well there has to be a thieves' guild somewhere; there always is. Hey, you said it was raining?"[/COLOR] "<grrrrrr> Yes. A torrential downpour." [COLOR="royalblue"]"Are the streets flooded?"[/COLOR] "No, the water is running down the sewer drains." [COLOR="royalblue"]"AHA! There's a sewer. That's where we'll find the thieves' guild. We pry the drain open and climb down."[/COLOR] "But I haven't designed....uh, OK...." [/QUOTE]

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