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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7160539" data-attributes="member: 53980">Sure, but I'm always hoping they'll be incompetent assassins.Sure, any of that could be true depending on the setting. However, it doesn't change the fact that if there is a lock and the PC is familiar with their use then it's nonsensical to assume that the PC isn't locking the door. And if there were any doubt in my mind as to what they might do, I'd simply ask.It comes down to using player choices, rather than technicalities (regarding whatever they've left unsaid).It really isn't. The PCs don't know why I'm asking. All it does is make their ears perk up. But they don't know whether there is a hidden passage, secret treasure, an ambush from the rear, a frontal assault, a trap, or simply a bit of exposition that takes the form of an ornate mosaic. You can even throw in the occasional red herring if it deeply concerns you. Ask before it becomes relevant. There's no reason you have to ask for their marching order in the hallway with the trap. Ask a ways back, and after that it's perfectly reasonable to assume that unless circumstances change or they say otherwise the order remains the same.If that works for your table, great. To me it's akin to doing my taxes. I am not prepared to set aside a 6 to 8 hour block of my time every week for something akin to filling out tax forms. For that kind of an investment, I expect a real return on fun. Otherwise, my time could be better spent lounging on my couch with a good book.</blockquote>

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