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<blockquote data-quote="toucanbuzz" data-source="post: 8033323" data-attributes="member: 19270">Well first, I'd give Monte Cook his due:[ATTACH=full]123562[/ATTACH]Next, you forgot the hook: why players want the pie. By default, it should be a good pie.Then, as a player, I'd have to complain I'm being railroaded because you've predetermined for me how I should play this adventure and possibly an alignment straightjacket. So I'd remove that part and leave it to players to determine how they'll get the pie. In Cook's adventure, the synopsis exists because for most players, the easiest way to get the pie is to kill the orc and take it. But, perhaps an illusion or distraction or sleep spell, or offering him a bribe, will work. Need to leave it open-ended. And, if I like this enough as a player, I'm going to want &quot;further adventures.&quot; You need some ideas for that. Then, I'll sit back and see if this thread keeps its <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh&nbsp; &nbsp; :LOL:"&nbsp; data-smilie="17"data-shortname=":LOL:" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh&nbsp; &nbsp; :LOL:"&nbsp; data-smilie="17"data-shortname=":LOL:" /> tone or quickly descends into angry commentary over social change.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="toucanbuzz, post: 8033323, member: 19270"] Well first, I'd give Monte Cook his due: [ATTACH type="full"]123562[/ATTACH] Next, you forgot the hook: why players want the pie. By default, it should be a good pie. Then, as a player, I'd have to complain I'm being railroaded because you've predetermined for me how I should play this adventure and possibly an alignment straightjacket. So I'd remove that part and leave it to players to determine how they'll get the pie. In Cook's adventure, the synopsis exists because for most players, the easiest way to get the pie is to kill the orc and take it. But, perhaps an illusion or distraction or sleep spell, or offering him a bribe, will work. Need to leave it open-ended. And, if I like this enough as a player, I'm going to want "further adventures." You need some ideas for that. Then, I'll sit back and see if this thread keeps its :LOL::LOL: tone or quickly descends into angry commentary over social change. [/QUOTE]

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