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From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: Extensive planning (was Re: 3 questions...)
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:03:24 +0200
According to Bira, on Tuesday 31 August 2004 15:15 the word on the street
was...

> I don't think that's bad, actually. It shows they're really involved in
> whatever it is they're doing.

True, and that's partly what I think as well. However, the problem with all
the planning is that I noticed players yawning, and one told me after the
game that this was because of the boredom. As a GM, I don't have a problem
with the players working out their plans in detail, but I also don't want
some of the players to sit around being bored -- but I can't think of a
way to make this stuff interesting, and I also can't go interrupting every
planning session with something "important" or immediate...

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