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Message: <blockquote data-quote="heirodule" data-source="post: 3698822" data-attributes="member: 4081">Something RPGs don't do as well anymore, or could do better.I was noticing this playing Lego Star Wars II with my kids, and reflecting on other FPSs I've played that had a similar game structure."secrets"You have to figure out where the minikits are, and when you get them, it unlocks certain other chrome benefits.In D&D there were secret doors, sometimes only discovered by meticulous mapping. I play alot of RPGA games, and the "secrets" are usually not as well structured or  "rewarded" as in oldtime D&D or as in these FPSs or Lego Star Wars.The DM has a role in this, as they're the ones responsible for putting in the secrets and also they usually feel bad if the players "miss" them, and there isn't a "lets replay the level and look for all the secrets this time"I wonder how to get teh secret-hunting feel mroe into D&D.</blockquote>