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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 8108675" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>If your players drop everything they are doing to go after a rumor they hear, then just through the nature of the game, they will learn quickly that not all monsters should be fought right there and then.&nbsp; That's not a game design issue.&nbsp; That's a player always assuming you as the DM will cater to their actions, and change the world to cater to their competence.&nbsp; The world doesn't work that way.&nbsp; D&amp;D assumes a living world, where starting PCs hear rumors of a rampaging dragon over the Dreadwood, or an entire city being sunk into Avernus.&nbsp; Just because my level 1 PC heard that rumor, doesn't mean that I should expect my level 1 PC to enter avernus and me as a player to expect all encounters will be catered to my level 1 PC.&nbsp; That's pretty ridiculous, to be honest.&nbsp; If your PCs do assume every encounter and rumor they hear will be catered to their levels, then that's either a) they learn the hard way that not all rumors should be instantly addressed, especially ones that sound extremely dangerous, or b) you as the DM give them some hints that they should probably stick with the hooks they already are working on</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 8108675, member: 15700"] If your players drop everything they are doing to go after a rumor they hear, then just through the nature of the game, they will learn quickly that not all monsters should be fought right there and then. That's not a game design issue. That's a player always assuming you as the DM will cater to their actions, and change the world to cater to their competence. The world doesn't work that way. D&D assumes a living world, where starting PCs hear rumors of a rampaging dragon over the Dreadwood, or an entire city being sunk into Avernus. Just because my level 1 PC heard that rumor, doesn't mean that I should expect my level 1 PC to enter avernus and me as a player to expect all encounters will be catered to my level 1 PC. That's pretty ridiculous, to be honest. If your PCs do assume every encounter and rumor they hear will be catered to their levels, then that's either a) they learn the hard way that not all rumors should be instantly addressed, especially ones that sound extremely dangerous, or b) you as the DM give them some hints that they should probably stick with the hooks they already are working on [/QUOTE]

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