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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9673565" data-attributes="member: 29398">You don't - which means you can either ask about everything or pick your spots.&nbsp; Most players IME pick their spots, sometimes correctly, sometimes red herrings.In my tavern example above, my guess is that most players would key on the possibly-criminal patrons and ask more about those.&nbsp; I may or may not have anything in mind for them - they could be mere flavour, they could be what the PCs are seeking, they could be a distraction - probably depending on why the PCs went to that tavern in the first place.As in, if they went there just to kill some time and maybe get in a bar brawl before boarding a ship, they're going to ask about different things than if they went there to try to make contact with the local Thieves' guild.I brought this same quote up somewhere way earlier in this thread but misappropriated it - thanks for reminding me who in fact said it.And yes, there's always unknown unknowns, which mirrors real life to a fair extent.&nbsp; I mean, if I walk into a bar downtown and look around at the patrons, odds are high to extreme that I won't learn much of use - I ain't Sherlock Holmes.&nbsp; The same is true of the PCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9673565, member: 29398"] You don't - which means you can either ask about everything or pick your spots. Most players IME pick their spots, sometimes correctly, sometimes red herrings. In my tavern example above, my guess is that most players would key on the possibly-criminal patrons and ask more about those. I may or may not have anything in mind for them - they could be mere flavour, they could be what the PCs are seeking, they could be a distraction - probably depending on why the PCs went to that tavern in the first place. As in, if they went there just to kill some time and maybe get in a bar brawl before boarding a ship, they're going to ask about different things than if they went there to try to make contact with the local Thieves' guild. I brought this same quote up somewhere way earlier in this thread but misappropriated it - thanks for reminding me who in fact said it. And yes, there's always unknown unknowns, which mirrors real life to a fair extent. I mean, if I walk into a bar downtown and look around at the patrons, odds are high to extreme that I won't learn much of use - I ain't Sherlock Holmes. The same is true of the PCs. [/QUOTE]

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