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DM with malicious intent
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this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2024
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I had a DM hide mimics and traps everywhere and then get pissed at us for "wasting" so much time checking everything for traps.
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.
The confusion lies in calling them a GM. Sounds like they were just a dick
In a lot of ways, yes. It was my first time playing D&D, so I didn't really know any better.