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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 993573" data-attributes="member: 99">It's the little things.The last session of our monthly RttToEE game, the party was just starting a big battle (they didn't know exactly how big yet) when I informed them that they heard some drums starting to beat in the distance.  The fight went on for a LONG time (over 25 rounds total) and I would periodically update them on the status of the drums ("They are pounding away at a fevered pitch now.").  Near the end of the fight, when they were all fairly beat up and getting low on resources, the following exchange took place:Me - "Suddenly..." *the room becomes totally silent and every player is giving me their undivided attention* "...the drums stop."All the players collectively - "@%#$^!!11!"It's that moment, where they know that their lives/their mission/the fate of the world or whatever is important at the time, hangs in the balance.  Whatever decisions they make next and how the dice roll will determine the course of the campaign and the fictional lives of these characters that they've breathed life into.At those moments, I, like the players, am riveted to the game.</blockquote>