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<blockquote data-quote="Harlock" data-source="post: 193311" data-attributes="member: 4545"><p>I agree with most everyone so far.&nbsp; Maps are very important to me.&nbsp; A handout of $200 would probably be a little cost prohibitive for most DMs to use since the publisher would probably make it hardbound and color it and charge $239.95 for it.&nbsp; What I really buy an adventure for is stuff I can steal or drop into my setting with little or no effort.&nbsp; Of course it's hard for a publisher to predict what knid of game every DM is running, so obviously no module will hit with everyone 100% of the time.&nbsp; Also, I really go for good writing.&nbsp; And, the thing that hacks me off more than anything is when a room descrition or read-aloud tells the players what their characters feel emotionally. &quot;The writhing mass of tentacles rfightens you.&quot;&nbsp; BS.&nbsp; Players decide how their characters react to any situation. It's fine to describe the five senses, and even extra sensory stuff sometmies, but never tell a player he feels fear, anger, or even happiness unless he is under some sort of compulsion.&nbsp; Well, that's my opinion anyway.&nbsp; Your opinion may vary.&nbsp; The most important thing for me is that the adventure is fun for me and for my players.&nbsp; Otherwise, why bother, right?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Harlock, post: 193311, member: 4545"] I agree with most everyone so far. Maps are very important to me. A handout of $200 would probably be a little cost prohibitive for most DMs to use since the publisher would probably make it hardbound and color it and charge $239.95 for it. What I really buy an adventure for is stuff I can steal or drop into my setting with little or no effort. Of course it's hard for a publisher to predict what knid of game every DM is running, so obviously no module will hit with everyone 100% of the time. Also, I really go for good writing. And, the thing that hacks me off more than anything is when a room descrition or read-aloud tells the players what their characters feel emotionally. "The writhing mass of tentacles rfightens you." BS. Players decide how their characters react to any situation. It's fine to describe the five senses, and even extra sensory stuff sometmies, but never tell a player he feels fear, anger, or even happiness unless he is under some sort of compulsion. Well, that's my opinion anyway. Your opinion may vary. The most important thing for me is that the adventure is fun for me and for my players. Otherwise, why bother, right? [/QUOTE]

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