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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 9807976" data-attributes="member: 6901101">Good point. The DM does create the scene. That said, there are times the story calls for a heavy narrative. I remember writing this one description of a ritual the adventurers were watching. They were guests, and the ritual was not evil, a lot of hints at culture and some foreshadowing to their future expedition if they chose to accept the job. I thought, "Just stop. This is way too long." It was about half a page, maybe a bit more. I stuck with it, and when the scene played out, the players loved it. To this day, they recall it and the how it set the tone for the entire city they were in. So, I misinformly <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  thought this was the way to go. And the next time I did it with a different group (and scene), it bombed. I lost them and there were a hundred questions. The point is, I agree with you, but I think I might add the crafting of the description might also come into play. (And the DM who is reading it!)</blockquote>