The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 2 months agoYou'll never test enough for the end userlemmy.worldimagemessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1571arrow-down14
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minus-squareVoroxpetelinkfedilinkarrow-up40·2 months agoA long time ago a fellow GM taught me a great rule: Every problem that you introduce should have at least three possible solutions; two that you came up with yourself, and one that your players will find, and which you could never have imagined.
minus-squarePronell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agoPlayers: “What about that item you gave us in the third session but never used? This must be what it was for all along, right?” DM to self: What the hell are they talking about?
minus-squareagamemnonymouslinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agoDM to players: I knew you were clever enough to figure it out! Good job
minus-squarePlutoniumAcid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·2 months agoDM to self: fuck fuck fuck think of a solution fast!
A long time ago a fellow GM taught me a great rule: Every problem that you introduce should have at least three possible solutions; two that you came up with yourself, and one that your players will find, and which you could never have imagined.
Players: “What about that item you gave us in the third session but never used? This must be what it was for all along, right?”
DM to self: What the hell are they talking about?
DM to players: I knew you were clever enough to figure it out! Good job
This is the correct answer.
DM to self: fuck fuck fuck think of a solution fast!