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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EntropyDecay" data-source="post: 725423" data-attributes="member: 10652">Hey, what about my satisfaction as a GM? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Part of my problem is that very often when they have to face opponents of appropriate CR for their level it happens that they surprise me with TPS [Total Player Stupidity].Example from a recent session [Speaker in Dreams]:Spoiler Alert!!!They- knew that there was a portal to the Nine Hells in the Temple of Pelor- had already fought several devils and half-fiends in the streets so they knew of the fire resistance they possess.- had seen the osyluth and knew it was in the temple along with several mysterious priests- had befriended the paladin's apprentice Torea (?) [Paladin was dead as they had failed to rescue him from "Those who hear"]What happenend then:- they never asked Torea if she had knowledge of the special abilities of devils- the spellcasters prepared their beloved flaming spheres because "they are the best spells we have" <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />- no buff spells were cast before they entered the temple [I guess they didn't see the fight coming <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> ]- first thing they saw was the osyluth who was standing in front of a large column of fire -> discussion starts among players if the devil would burn to death if they bullrush it into the portal of flames [the same portal that the devils had used to enter the world <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> ]- they survived the fight with some incredible luck...End of Spoiler!!!Sometimes I have that feeling that the first sentence in the PHBs of my group is:"Welcome, you are about to enter a magical world full of dangers, traps, treasures, heroism and wonders... but please leave your brain out." <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Anyway, I have some ideas now. Thanks again everybody.Entropy*who feels as if he has portrayed his group as a bunch of total morons and wants to say that this is not at least true. if they just would play more as team and start using battle tactics*</blockquote>

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