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<blockquote data-quote="thanson02" data-source="post: 6824877" data-attributes="member: 6801619">If Mr. M. M. Is who I think he is, I think he does whatever his bosses tell him to do.&nbsp; If he is not who I think he is, then he can remain anonymous. [emoji6] As for the rest, I agree with you and yes, it is complicated.&nbsp; There are different types of encounters and there are different ways to go through encounters.&nbsp; My point was that it is hard for players to understand the diversity of options when the DM doesn't get it, and based on your response I would say we agree on this.One of my biggest criticisms with D&amp;D across the board is the lack of DM training on how to run a good game with the system you have.&nbsp; Most DMs just try to mimic what they have been shown by other DMs and that can be just down right bad.&nbsp; Also, if they do not understand how the system works, then they will not understand how to make the tools work and when they have to make a decision on the spot because a player throws a curve ball, it can end up going really bad.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thanson02, post: 6824877, member: 6801619"] If Mr. M. M. Is who I think he is, I think he does whatever his bosses tell him to do. If he is not who I think he is, then he can remain anonymous. [emoji6] As for the rest, I agree with you and yes, it is complicated. There are different types of encounters and there are different ways to go through encounters. My point was that it is hard for players to understand the diversity of options when the DM doesn't get it, and based on your response I would say we agree on this. One of my biggest criticisms with D&D across the board is the lack of DM training on how to run a good game with the system you have. Most DMs just try to mimic what they have been shown by other DMs and that can be just down right bad. Also, if they do not understand how the system works, then they will not understand how to make the tools work and when they have to make a decision on the spot because a player throws a curve ball, it can end up going really bad. [/QUOTE]

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