How do other DMs handle when their player do something that goes completely “off script” from what you’ve had prepared? For example, you’ve prepared for your group to leave town (which was decided by the group in the previous session) and what they’ll encounter on the road, but someone sets a traven on fire instead…
— Laurie Jones (@lorikay7shoe) March 22, 2018
Hehe, the joy of DMing. Such a scenario could lead to the party deciding to either help put it out, convince the guard of arson and being hired to hunt a non-existent arsonist (how do we prove it? Shit!), or…
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) March 22, 2018
…they see the growing flames and aggressive, snooping townsfolk seeking WHO started it…and they get the hint that they should leave soon, and maaayve never come back? 😉
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) March 22, 2018
Most times, it just becomes a game of “based on the few thoughts I’ve had on this weird path we are taking…what seems like a natural progression? What comes next?” It’s a strange, scary, exciting rush to be flying by the seat of your pants!
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) March 22, 2018