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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 4692902" data-attributes="member: 20323">Well, there's the common sense stuff like...What do we do when a player can’t make a session?How do we handle a player needing to leave the group?Under what circumstances can a player lose control of their hero?Can the heroes die? What do we do if a hero dies?How do we resolve conflicts about the game/rules?Does the DM have sole creative power? Can players contribute? How?What subject matter in unacceptable? When do we fade to black?Let's see, a question a lot of beginning DMs ask...I want to run this awesome campaign with this amazing history and super cool metaplot, but I'm overwhelmed by how much work it takes to create a setting on top of the adventure! What am I supposed to DoOOooo?And another:How can I change my campaign to give noncombat encounters more importance, so my players don't just blow them off?Yet another question I hear a lot is: How do I get my players more invested in the story?The common response is:Have them decide their PC's backgrounds, how they know each other, and how they're connected to the story.This is often followed up by something like:But my players don't really like it when I ask them these background questions about how their PCs know each other, and just want to play the game. How can I make them care?The real question for me is a complex one:How do I balance different play style preferences within the group?</blockquote>