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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 8059371" data-attributes="member: 6801286">Whenever I run any campaign, be it a sandbox or a module, I make sure my players and I are all on the same page. If I'm running a sandbox, then my players can (and should) expect me to be able to adapt to their radical choices.&nbsp; No single plot thread should hinge on one npc being alive, or whether the players follow up on a specific plothook or not.If however I'm running a module, it limits the freedom the players will have, and so they shouldn't approach it as if it were a sandbox. I expect them to play the module that we all agreed to play. They shouldn't expect me to be able to take the adventure in a radically new direction on a whim, because that's just not the game we are running.Any violation of that agreement, means that we should probably come together as a group and talk it over. If they want more freedom, then I'll need to adapt the campaign to that. It means more preparation for me as well. Ultimately I see it as the responsibility of the DM to make sure everyone is on the same page, and if not, to get them on the same page.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 8059371, member: 6801286"] Whenever I run any campaign, be it a sandbox or a module, I make sure my players and I are all on the same page. If I'm running a sandbox, then my players can (and should) expect me to be able to adapt to their radical choices. No single plot thread should hinge on one npc being alive, or whether the players follow up on a specific plothook or not. If however I'm running a module, it limits the freedom the players will have, and so they shouldn't approach it as if it were a sandbox. I expect them to play the module that we all agreed to play. They shouldn't expect me to be able to take the adventure in a radically new direction on a whim, because that's just not the game we are running. Any violation of that agreement, means that we should probably come together as a group and talk it over. If they want more freedom, then I'll need to adapt the campaign to that. It means more preparation for me as well. Ultimately I see it as the responsibility of the DM to make sure everyone is on the same page, and if not, to get them on the same page. [/QUOTE]

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