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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Izerath" data-source="post: 1934653" data-attributes="member: 6743">Not faulty, just my style....I agree, but you assume I plan things out exactly. I certainly expect that something could go oddly, such that the BBEG bites it. If the PCs pull that off, kudos to the players. I do make a grand campaign "event" plan, but then I adjust it constantly based on what the players do or do not accomplish. It makes for a very interactive and multi-faceted world where inaction has consequences just as well as action.I haven't had problems. I just keep a rein on things and stress role-play over roll-play. I even award experience in a way to reinforce that fact. Guess it's a matter of style here. I'll admit though, it is a bit more work to manage a campaign this way, though I enjoy it.No complaints from me. I try to use instant death things infrequently. I like the rules to be somewhat predictable so I can make every encounter challenging and like a boxing match or chess game, and not just against the BBEGs.....again, just a style preference. Body counts aren't important, it's the quality epic fights that define my campaigns.I am always prepared for that possibility. Never said otherwise. Ironically, my players do know when to run, though I have to admit, there are moments where they try to push their luck. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile    :-)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /> When they do, I just demonstrate the NPCs mojo and they get the picture quickly - usually.I like the unexpected happening - it makes the game fun, I just find that less "frequency" of the fantastic makes those events that much more memorable and rewarding. I find that many supplimental feats ruin that fantastic moment by making them worth less, since they happen more frequently.It seems that both you and Darkness read a little to much into my post - probably just to help. I do appreciate the effort, but I'm cool with my DMing style and my players certainly don't complain. Just classify my style as grim and gritty with some comicbook flair. I do make sure I set the expectations before anyone joins the game, so they know "If you're outmatched, you'd better run, because if you give me the opportunity, I'll whoop ya."  Heck - I don't even have to say that anymore, the vets know when they are outmatched and they tell the newbies, "Run, or he'll kill you." Bottom line - I limit variablility by sticking to the core rules more than using many of the supplimental rules, and I tend to be very cautious when I do change the rules, so as not to disrupt the predictability of events too much. 6-level swings in power, even for one-shots, just doesn't suit my tastes I guess.</blockquote>

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