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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mythusmage" data-source="post: 1770889" data-attributes="member: 571">Baloney. The only obligation a DM has is honesty. Don't cheat, don't lie, and no mid-encounter revisions when things don't go as you expected. It is up to the players to take advantage of any opportunities that occur.You're not going to have the Right Tools™ every occasion. That's life. You adapt, you adopt. You improvise. The resources are lacking? Get creative instead of kvetching about the unfairness of it all.And another thing. Not having the Right Tools™ does not mean certain character types etc. can't participate, it only means those characters types have to find another way to participate. The technical term is "Adaptation". If you can't adapt to circumstances, you really shouldn't be out adventuring.The impression I'm getting here is that you are hung up on tools. Here's a challenge: If you're going to GenCon SoCal this year I'll run an adventure for you and any friends you bring along. Bog standard D&D. You and your friends? First level types with standard equipment. The Big Bad™? A bog standard troll. Your task? Kill it.Yes, it is unbalanced. Yes, it is unfair. You don't kill it the village either gets destroyed, or has to move; and the troll might follow in the latter case. Welcome to the short end of the stick.(FYI: I don't run anything as a mindless killing machine, unless it is a mindless killing machine. Trolls are predators. Predators prefer situations where the threat to them is minimized. Severe injuries reduce an animal's chance of survival, even a troll's. It gets hurt it will start looking for a way to escape. I expect you to show the same good sense. Up for it?)</blockquote>

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