Drenathar
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I love my players, but man, are they dense sometimes...
Cat tax. Kateri is not amused by their shenanigans.
Jul 16, 2022 5:38 PM
Drenathar
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I love my players, but man, are they dense sometimes...
Cat tax. Kateri is not amused by their shenanigans.
TheShaffinator
it's not that we don't see the easy solution, we just assume the easy solution is an obvious trap
Hekatombe
The puzzle the bard is seeing:
JustAddMud
Drenathar
Hekatombe
eppykaze
Are they dense or are the puzzles too simple so they think there must be more to it?
Drenathar
Drenathar
But also, sometimes it's not even puzzles. i.e. shooting a crossbow at a monk during a negotiation and almost getting killed as a result.
OhmyBandit
Unlocked closed doors are the worst. They can take up a solid 30 minutes.
Drenathar
I've got a fun player in my campaign who's made it his solemn duty to try to break down EVERY door they encounter. ?
Drenathar
It's already gotten him almost killed when his hammer broke on a nat 1 and nailed him in the chest... While he was at 6hp after combat.
Drenathar
He also spent hours punching the metal grate above the cargo hold of a ship. Love the energy, love the commitment, but wow.
INeverReadTheTOS
As a player recently on the other end of this, lemme explain - when you can't see the entire picture, you have no idea how much of it you--
INeverReadTheTOS
--are missing. Your players could be seeing 80% of the puzzle, they could be seeing 8% of it. And they have no way to know.
Drenathar
Oh I know! I do the exact same thing as a player ? Besides, the straightforward solution is rarely the most interesting.
INeverReadTheTOS
If I had a gold for every time I've thought "There's no way it's that simple" and therefore ignored the solution, I'd be rolling in gold.
Drenathar
Me: *gives party a book that's a direct conduit to boccob* Party: "okay, let's tear out a page and see what happens"
Drenathar
Me:
TheFleetFootedGod
That's gonna be a roll on the wild magic table bud.