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<blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 5100745" data-attributes="member: 66434">This is funny stuff.<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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;The DM/Player expectations can often differ so much that the two sides of the screen are, in effect, playing two separate games. &nbsp;Lanefan , you mentioned that your DM expects the players to think (the horror!). What do you think he/she means by that? Is this a game heavy with puzzles and mysteries that the players need to work out on thier own? Also, when you are the DM do you enjoy the game more,less, or the same when your players are actively thinking about the game world &amp; events therein during play? &nbsp;I have been thinking a lot lately about the DM's role in the group and what makes the experience satisfying and fun. &nbsp;I understand that sometimes just switching off the brain for some good old hack n slash is exactly what is desired from the player perspective. I am more curious to find out what makes such games attractive to DMs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ExploderWizard, post: 5100745, member: 66434"] This is funny stuff.:) The DM/Player expectations can often differ so much that the two sides of the screen are, in effect, playing two separate games. Lanefan , you mentioned that your DM expects the players to think (the horror!). What do you think he/she means by that? Is this a game heavy with puzzles and mysteries that the players need to work out on thier own? Also, when you are the DM do you enjoy the game more,less, or the same when your players are actively thinking about the game world & events therein during play? I have been thinking a lot lately about the DM's role in the group and what makes the experience satisfying and fun. I understand that sometimes just switching off the brain for some good old hack n slash is exactly what is desired from the player perspective. I am more curious to find out what makes such games attractive to DMs. [/QUOTE]

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