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<blockquote data-quote="MarauderX" data-source="post: 1211766" data-attributes="member: 9990"><p>I roll dice for no reason a lot as a DM, such as just before disseminating info they need. I ask what certain modifiers are for things as needed, and often when they aren't. I can't think the players would think I was being judicious when certain things happen or don't, and diceless campaigns end up being just a storytelling mess. </p><p></p><p>Diceless DM: "everything will depend on the choices you make throughout the adventure, not on a random factor of dice"</p><p>....</p><p>Player 1: "Ok, so, like we outnumber the orcs 2 to 1, we should ambush them!"</p><p>Diceless DM: "ouch, you take a spear to the throat."</p><p>P1: "huh? But we haven't attacked yet, right? I mean, I was just suggest-"</p><p>Diceless DM: "Hush. You can only gurgle words that no one can understand with a spear in your throat."</p><p>P2: "We are attacking? Um, I run."</p><p>Diceless DM: "You run straight through what turns out to be a hoard of orcs and get slaughtered"</p><p>P2: "But I wanted to run away from them..."</p><p>Diceless DM: "You didn't say. You are dead. Now, let's continue on with the story with the players I like the most. P3, two female elves invite you up to their room...what do you do?"</p><p>P3: "Dude, can I go back and heal P1, or are we through that already? I kinda want to pull his corpse back so he can occupy one of the elf chicks."</p><p>Diceless DM: "No. The last thing you saw was the orcs chewing on your deceased comrad."</p><p>P4: "Am I close to the elf girls? Can sneak up on them? I am a 28th level super rogue, y'know."</p><p>Diceless DM: "Both of them easily spot you. They don't recognize your shadowy form so they fire arrows at you. You are now a pin-cushion corpse."</p><p>P4: "But, um, I have like 100 HP. How in the-"</p><p>Diceless DM: "You are dead."</p><p>P5: "Where in planes ARE we?!?"</p><p></p><p>Campaign ends when Diceless/clueless DM is suffocated with his own DMG that he refused to read. </p><p></p><p>Seriously, stay away from the non-dice stuff. Players will only be nice to you so nothing bad happens to them instead of having fun. Dice go whatever way, and they work a lot better to dictate nearly what goes on when than you ever will. Seriously. Don't do it. Your players will hate you. Don't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarauderX, post: 1211766, member: 9990"] I roll dice for no reason a lot as a DM, such as just before disseminating info they need. I ask what certain modifiers are for things as needed, and often when they aren't. I can't think the players would think I was being judicious when certain things happen or don't, and diceless campaigns end up being just a storytelling mess. Diceless DM: "everything will depend on the choices you make throughout the adventure, not on a random factor of dice" .... Player 1: "Ok, so, like we outnumber the orcs 2 to 1, we should ambush them!" Diceless DM: "ouch, you take a spear to the throat." P1: "huh? But we haven't attacked yet, right? I mean, I was just suggest-" Diceless DM: "Hush. You can only gurgle words that no one can understand with a spear in your throat." P2: "We are attacking? Um, I run." Diceless DM: "You run straight through what turns out to be a hoard of orcs and get slaughtered" P2: "But I wanted to run away from them..." Diceless DM: "You didn't say. You are dead. Now, let's continue on with the story with the players I like the most. P3, two female elves invite you up to their room...what do you do?" P3: "Dude, can I go back and heal P1, or are we through that already? I kinda want to pull his corpse back so he can occupy one of the elf chicks." Diceless DM: "No. The last thing you saw was the orcs chewing on your deceased comrad." P4: "Am I close to the elf girls? Can sneak up on them? I am a 28th level super rogue, y'know." Diceless DM: "Both of them easily spot you. They don't recognize your shadowy form so they fire arrows at you. You are now a pin-cushion corpse." P4: "But, um, I have like 100 HP. How in the-" Diceless DM: "You are dead." P5: "Where in planes ARE we?!?" Campaign ends when Diceless/clueless DM is suffocated with his own DMG that he refused to read. Seriously, stay away from the non-dice stuff. Players will only be nice to you so nothing bad happens to them instead of having fun. Dice go whatever way, and they work a lot better to dictate nearly what goes on when than you ever will. Seriously. Don't do it. Your players will hate you. Don't. [/QUOTE]
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