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DM with malicious intent (media.kbin.social)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[-] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

I had a DM hide mimics and traps everywhere and then get pissed at us for "wasting" so much time checking everything for traps.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

my personal rule is to only lay a trap that has clear potential to be discovered in-game, with a context clue, and not an ambiguous "roll for perception" out of nowhere.

randomly dropping an anvil on a player is a dick move.

telling players they're walking through an active construction site of a new smithing conglomerate, with an unfinished forge 10 meters above them, at least sets the tone and let's them know caution is a reasonable option.

also sets up some weird intrigue that could easily turn into a sidequest.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

The confusion lies in calling them a GM. Sounds like they were just a dick

[-] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

In a lot of ways, yes. It was my first time playing D&D, so I didn't really know any better.

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