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General Discussion / DM plots and feeback
« on: November 07, 2018, 08:32:13 am »
Since a few DMs have asked for feedback i would like to give some feedback and opinions for DM plots and DMing in general but not limited to Blackheart or Mortui.
DM'ing ought to be fun, running your plots and doing your villains or heroes etc. but i am starting to get the impression there's a lack of promoting player agency latetly and most DMs seem more absorbed in their own plotlines.
For example, i have noticed that all of Blackhearts plots are elves. It's always the elves. I knew him as a player and i know how much he loves elves but up until now we had very few elves.
Why not do a plot that can help and involve current initiatives get pushed forward and complete their stories faster so we can all move to a new concept?
So vaguely now we have a new Mayor, House Voust, A Barbarian Tribe, The Adventurer's Guild and i'm not sure what other people trying to do plots.
Wouldn't it be more fun for all and more fulfilling if your villain or DM event tried to include agendas pushed by all of the current factions?
I understand the need for more general plotlines but if you help push character stories faster we can all move on to something else instead of waiting indefinetly for DM input and pray a DM will look favourably.
So instead of elves how about a bandit elven villain? How about some elves attacking a Rengarth Tribe so the barbarians can be directly involved? How about someone asking the adventurer's Guild for aid etc.
You get my point i believe.
DM'ing ought to be fun, running your plots and doing your villains or heroes etc. but i am starting to get the impression there's a lack of promoting player agency latetly and most DMs seem more absorbed in their own plotlines.
For example, i have noticed that all of Blackhearts plots are elves. It's always the elves. I knew him as a player and i know how much he loves elves but up until now we had very few elves.
Why not do a plot that can help and involve current initiatives get pushed forward and complete their stories faster so we can all move to a new concept?
So vaguely now we have a new Mayor, House Voust, A Barbarian Tribe, The Adventurer's Guild and i'm not sure what other people trying to do plots.
Wouldn't it be more fun for all and more fulfilling if your villain or DM event tried to include agendas pushed by all of the current factions?
I understand the need for more general plotlines but if you help push character stories faster we can all move on to something else instead of waiting indefinetly for DM input and pray a DM will look favourably.
So instead of elves how about a bandit elven villain? How about some elves attacking a Rengarth Tribe so the barbarians can be directly involved? How about someone asking the adventurer's Guild for aid etc.
You get my point i believe.