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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 3998448" data-attributes="member: 18280">I don't understand the hatred for wandering monsters, or the idea that it is strange that old ruins have things in them.Think of it, if you would, in terms of the original Gamma World game.  Go around your house some time and look at all the nifty things you have.  Now, imagine civilization collapses back to the bronze age.  One hundred years later, the descendents of escaped zoo animals and other creatures (including humans) roam the deserted & overgrown cities.  Some of those buildings are at the point of collapse.  Rotting and stressed floors make natural traps.  But that flashlight in your kitchen drawer, if the batteries still work, is worth an incredible amount of money.It is mind-boggling that "creatures move about in their habitat" is unrealistic.It is also mind-boggling that "increasing uncertainty, and making already explored areas potentially the site of danger" is somehow "unfun".What wandering monsters do, though, is prevent PCs from easily resting whereever they like, and from easily knowing how much "oomph" they need to hold on to before retreating.  From my point of view (as player or DM) these things increase the fun.  But they are not consistent with a "15-minute adventuring day" playstyle.RC</blockquote>