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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5711245" data-attributes="member: 92511">Pretty sure I'm with just about everyone here.You didn't do anything wrong.Yeah, there is a moment or two that could be interpreted as railroady...but honestly, just about any situation presented by any DM anywhere can seem railroady.For myself, personally...dromites aside...if I saw two bullettes coming over the dunes, I'd hide too! Those things're tough!The fact that things didn't work out/the players took the course the way you planned...WELCOME TO DMing! Set yerself down a spell in the DM Lounge and have a lil' drinky.I am thoroughly tempted to point out, I suppose this scenario is a potential pitfall for "GMing for powergamers"...but...well...oh, ok. There I said it anyway.Yes, I understand, I would be expecting the group of powergamers to insist on interacting with every encounter, too...most likely in a confrontational way.But the fact they didn't...hey, free willed players are a bitch. You [meaning the collective DM "you"] pick up the shattered pieces of your plot and move on.Again, no, you did nothing wrong. The fact the players were dissatisfied is entirely on them...their actions drove the story in the direction it went...as it should be.If they want to get pissy about a PC death...um, don't play D&D....if they want to get pissy about no good encounters...again, on them. They should have engaged instead of hid.But you, as you [GMforPowergamers] obviously know, can't MAKE them do that.The session was nicely planned out, from what I can tell/you tell us...you did nothing objectively "wrong."Would *I* have stopped game to set them straight on the nature spirit? No, probably not. But I wouldn't say it was "wrong."The results? That's on the players.Good luck with future sessions. Have fun and happy gaming.--Steel Dragons</blockquote>

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