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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tonym" data-source="post: 1541722" data-attributes="member: 4127">I know this DM who generally wings his adventures.  When I asked him why he doesn’t spend more time planning, he said that winging is an Art and planning is a Craft.  Then he provided the following analogy to explain the difference (not an exact quote, but close): “A primitive painter, when depicting a brick wall on a canvas, will use tiny brushes and will paint every brick and stripe of mortar in the wall.  This person is a Craftsman and his painting is a Craft.  A true artist, on the other hand, will paint the wall with a large brush, filling in huge areas with quick strokes.  He will only paint a few bricks, and yet will still create the impression of a brick wall, and his painting will be Art.”So he wings the adventures because he is an Artist, not a Craftsman.What do you people think about his Art versus Craft theory?Having played in his game a few times, I think his adventures could use a LOT more planning.  But maybe I’m a dork who cannot appreciate Art when I see it...  I know there are a lot of Winger-types on EN World.  What do you guys think?  Are you Wingers because you think like he does?Tony M</blockquote>