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<blockquote data-quote="Squire James" data-source="post: 85426" data-attributes="member: 548">I'm generally don't like players reading up on published stuff that I plan on running, but I don't make a big deal of it unless they obviously exploit the info.For instance, I once ran &quot;Hall of the Fire Giant King&quot; (old G3) with full knowledge that one of the PC's had been through it before.&nbsp; I even warned him that I might change things if he abused his knowledge of the module.&nbsp; He seemed agreeable about the idea at the time.Naturally, the first thing out of his mouth when we got started was, &quot;I go to the first tapesty on the left, rip it aside, and smite the fire giant that's hiding being it before he can blow his horn and warn the lair.&quot;For some reason, he didn't like the fact that he faced a blank wall, and the giant behind the first tapestry on the RIGHT had a ballista with him (and his horn) in the alcove.&nbsp; The surprise round I gave the giant to blow his horn angered the player so much he left the game.&nbsp; That's when I started being a little picky about who I DM'd for, even though it meant I didn't get to DM for about 2 years after that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Squire James, post: 85426, member: 548"] I'm generally don't like players reading up on published stuff that I plan on running, but I don't make a big deal of it unless they obviously exploit the info. For instance, I once ran "Hall of the Fire Giant King" (old G3) with full knowledge that one of the PC's had been through it before. I even warned him that I might change things if he abused his knowledge of the module. He seemed agreeable about the idea at the time. Naturally, the first thing out of his mouth when we got started was, "I go to the first tapesty on the left, rip it aside, and smite the fire giant that's hiding being it before he can blow his horn and warn the lair." For some reason, he didn't like the fact that he faced a blank wall, and the giant behind the first tapestry on the RIGHT had a ballista with him (and his horn) in the alcove. The surprise round I gave the giant to blow his horn angered the player so much he left the game. That's when I started being a little picky about who I DM'd for, even though it meant I didn't get to DM for about 2 years after that. [/QUOTE]

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