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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 8977058" data-attributes="member: 4937">I am struggling to follow you or discern what you are trying to say here.  Yes, but if you are only resorting to it when players go off the map or to add some variety and action, you probably don't need to generate more than a dozen results or so.  A table with say 40 results where you roll twice and combine the results (repeating the process if you can't think of a memorable way to run the suggested encounter) will give you more ideas and variety than you'll probably ever be able to use, much less need.Reverse?  What does that mean?Why don't you tell me what you think?  Previously I've said this might be OK if you were doing it to protect players that were inexperienced or new to the setting, but in general I think players should receive the consequences of their own choices or else their choices don't matter. But it's not "reverse Illusionism" to protect the players from their choices.  The default is not "players vs. DM" as if RPGs were some sort of PvP  game.  DMs generally are not trying to kill the PC's.  A TPK absolutely sucks for a DM.   Remember, even the most plot driven DM needs to have the players survive to be in the plot, so it's not like a DM prone to using Illusionism is only doing it to make things harder for the players.  It's still Illusionism whether you do it to make things easier for the players or harder for them.  A DM can start pulling their punches to avoid killing PCs just as much as they can decide to give the BBEG bonus hit points so they can escape to become a reoccurring villain.</blockquote>

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