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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 3717250" data-attributes="member: 3887">By 'force' I meant 'incentivize'. Which is probably what I should have said originally, come to think about it.Remember that the ultimate function of that 'complicated space' is to entertain a group of people playing a game. It doesn't (well, shouldn't) exist for it's own sake. My philosophy is different, and terribly simple: The challenges in a D&D game have to be enjoyable to overcome in and of themselves. They shouldn't merely stand between the players and some reward. A rigorous challenge for the characters should equate to fun for the players. If they don't derive any pleasure from solving the puzzle (including an act like mapping), then it doesn't belong in that game.Why should a game include not-fun parts? It's a curious design philosophy.</blockquote>