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<blockquote data-quote="Quasqueton" data-source="post: 1457981" data-attributes="member: 3854">My use of the term &quot;plots&quot; was perhaps inaccurate. I'm not even really talking specifically about &quot;backstory&quot;. I'm talking about &quot;reasons&quot; and &quot;logic&quot; within the campaign world. For instance, using the Star Wars analogy. . .Princes Leia noted how easily they escaped the Death Star, &quot;They must be tracking this ship. . . . They let us go, it's the only way to explain the ease of our escape.&quot; Some Players would just think that was the way the game was supposed to progress. Or the DM went easy on them to avoid a TPK.Or in Empire Strikes Back. . .When they brought Han back from the torture chamber, &quot;They never even asked me any questions.&quot; Some Players would never notice that. They'd think the torture was just a DM device to make the PCs hate the bad guys.Or in Return of the Jedi. . .When Lando commented on why the Imperial Fleet was not coming to engage the rebel fleet as they headed for the Death Star II. Too many Players would have smashed themselves against the DS shield. &quot;The DM is holding back to make an interesting fight and not wipe us out immediately.&quot; Fortunately, Lando's Player was thinking within the campagin world, instead of in the game.So, I'm not really/necessarily talking about figuring out plot elements or backstory. But realizing the adventure works logically in the game world, and if something seems odd, there's probably a reason in the campaign world.Quasqueton</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quasqueton, post: 1457981, member: 3854"] My use of the term "plots" was perhaps inaccurate. I'm not even really talking specifically about "backstory". I'm talking about "reasons" and "logic" within the campaign world. For instance, using the Star Wars analogy. . . Princes Leia noted how easily they escaped the Death Star, "They must be tracking this ship. . . . They let us go, it's the only way to explain the ease of our escape." Some Players would just think that was the way the game was supposed to progress. Or the DM went easy on them to avoid a TPK. Or in Empire Strikes Back. . . When they brought Han back from the torture chamber, "They never even asked me any questions." Some Players would never notice that. They'd think the torture was just a DM device to make the PCs hate the bad guys. Or in Return of the Jedi. . . When Lando commented on why the Imperial Fleet was not coming to engage the rebel fleet as they headed for the Death Star II. Too many Players would have smashed themselves against the DS shield. "The DM is holding back to make an interesting fight and not wipe us out immediately." Fortunately, Lando's Player was thinking within the campagin world, instead of in the game. So, I'm not really/necessarily talking about figuring out plot elements or backstory. But realizing the adventure works logically in the game world, and if something seems odd, there's probably a reason in the campaign world. Quasqueton [/QUOTE]

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