There’s something to be said for this. I tried dropping subtle hints for my players about faction machinations and it went nowhere. I was expecting them to put the pieces together, but I probably didn’t do a great job with the hints and they don’t care enough. So I started hitting them over the head with it. We’re all happier.
There’s some famous DM who said something like “you spend dozens of hours a week in your world, your players just drop in for a visit once a week”.
EDIT:
They suggested having a list of secrets that can be discovered during each scene. As long as the party does something reasonable to discover a secret, reveal it. ie, maybe it’s evesdropping in the gobbos playing cards, maybe it’s digging through the trash, maybe it’s Detect Thoughts, but have a bunch of clues on hand that you’re trying to give the players. That moves the story forward and rewards initiative.
I’m not criticizing having NPCs being realistic with off-plot antics. But at my table, that slowed down a campaign.
Sometimes I think DMs forget their players are trying to enjoy a game.
Not everyone has 8 hours a week to sit at the table. Let’s get things going.
There’s something to be said for this. I tried dropping subtle hints for my players about faction machinations and it went nowhere. I was expecting them to put the pieces together, but I probably didn’t do a great job with the hints and they don’t care enough. So I started hitting them over the head with it. We’re all happier.
There’s some famous DM who said something like “you spend dozens of hours a week in your world, your players just drop in for a visit once a week”.
EDIT: They suggested having a list of secrets that can be discovered during each scene. As long as the party does something reasonable to discover a secret, reveal it. ie, maybe it’s evesdropping in the gobbos playing cards, maybe it’s digging through the trash, maybe it’s Detect Thoughts, but have a bunch of clues on hand that you’re trying to give the players. That moves the story forward and rewards initiative.
I’m not criticizing having NPCs being realistic with off-plot antics. But at my table, that slowed down a campaign.
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Yeah. I just actively remind players of what their characters should know, because otherwise they never figure anything out.