tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post7251910065438061416..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: The Blue PillAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-86764419078367005732014-12-10T10:29:04.016-07:002014-12-10T10:29:04.016-07:00Sounds to me that we see eye-to-eye, Mark.Sounds to me that we see eye-to-eye, Mark.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-89240099451096075982014-12-10T09:17:00.435-07:002014-12-10T09:17:00.435-07:00how many of these pills are covered by solid prepa...how many of these pills are covered by solid preparation?<br />In the game where I am gm, I am constantly presenting situations to players. What the players choose to address is their call. I have to be ready for whatever they choose so that I can move forward in giving them a satisfying situation. <br />Is this a simplification of what you're saying or am I off the mark?<br />-MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793781986788315513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-55042674631827897372014-12-09T14:22:55.863-07:002014-12-09T14:22:55.863-07:00I feel like this post would have fit perfectly in ...I feel like this post would have fit perfectly in "How To Run," as it reads very much like a mantra of your beliefs about DMing, Alexis. I guess that's how writing works. . .<br /><br />Perhaps you have mentioned this on this blog at some time in the past, and if so- I apologize for not coming across it while reading, but have you ever played a pre-planned adventure that you have liked? I know you've railed against prepared modules and such in the past, but I am curious if you have <i>ever</i> found one that was worth your time. Just curious, and it does seem to fit into this topic, since a module is basically a red pill, right?VeronaKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468008554680895487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-41089428701390528742014-12-09T14:19:23.477-07:002014-12-09T14:19:23.477-07:00Excellent, thank you. Your point-making hammer is ...Excellent, thank you. Your point-making hammer is strong as always. <br /><br />I suppose there was a veneer of laziness to my question, as if after spending hours designing minutiae like economies and demographics and political systems would seemingly churn out ready-made hooks I could toss to the party, <i>but the food doesn't cook itself.</i> <br /><br />If the players are sitting there looking at all the ingredients of the campaign and feeling overwhelmed by the work required on their part, then I need to prepare more: it's my job to make that smorgasbord, not theirs. Time to cook up some hooks.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496502173819113887noreply@blogger.com