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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 3862862" data-attributes="member: 18280">Sorta what I was thinking.... <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> In a D&amp;D game, I don't think that the DM should ever raise the stakes so high that she'll be undone if the players simply don't bite.&nbsp; What happens if they fail?&nbsp; Does the DM then need to ensure that the PCs succeed?&nbsp; Or is there an endless line of characters who are just as tough to take over if they fail?If the DM is &quot;forcing&quot; you into encounters because otherwise the world will end, that is a problem, IMHO.&nbsp; Otherwise the world will be shaken up?&nbsp; A civilization will collapse?&nbsp; Loved ones will die?&nbsp; Fine.&nbsp; There is some choice involved there, and the campaign isn't over if the PCs say &quot;No&quot; or try to find some other way to safeguard their loved ones.&nbsp; But even these sorts of choices can leave a sour taste in players' mouths, and should be used sparingly.&nbsp; IMHO, of course.A DM shouldn't be forcing players to take the bait.&nbsp; On the other side of the coin, if there is a consequence for action or inaction, you should never promise something you have no intention of delivering.Again, IMHO.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 3862862, member: 18280"] Sorta what I was thinking.... :lol: In a D&D game, I don't think that the DM should ever raise the stakes so high that she'll be undone if the players simply don't bite. What happens if they fail? Does the DM then need to ensure that the PCs succeed? Or is there an endless line of characters who are just as tough to take over if they fail? If the DM is "forcing" you into encounters because otherwise the world will end, that is a problem, IMHO. Otherwise the world will be shaken up? A civilization will collapse? Loved ones will die? Fine. There is some choice involved there, and the campaign isn't over if the PCs say "No" or try to find some other way to safeguard their loved ones. But even these sorts of choices can leave a sour taste in players' mouths, and should be used sparingly. IMHO, of course. A DM shouldn't be forcing players to take the bait. On the other side of the coin, if there is a consequence for action or inaction, you should never promise something you have no intention of delivering. Again, IMHO. RC [/QUOTE]

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