>Anon you're too soft when you DM, don't be afraid

>Yo what races do you want to play as?
>'Humans'
>Alright

WHAT THE FUCK, FUCK??

>>54761849
They probably mean to say no on a micro level. So instead of restricting them to core races they probably meant something along the lines of "Can I scale this cliff?" "No it's too steep". Either that or actually have a backbone and stick with your decision. Nobody respects a doormat.

>>54761896
Unless the doormat is filled with TNT

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>mfw new group is only using standard races
>and standard classes
>and is following plot hooks
All my years as a DM have never prepared me for something so vanilla. They must be planning something.

>>54761896
What is most frustrating is even when I try and tell them no on the small things, but they argue about for 15 minutes either why. Like when my players made a big stink and annoyed me into changing the established time of year in game from late winter to early fall.

>>54761932
I search for traps.
I disable traps.
But more importantly...
You just gave me TNT to disrespect the rest of his dungeon.

>>54761957
People who are used to being abused generally self-destruct when placed in a situation where they aren't being abused.

>>54761849
>"Anon, we're tired of being railroaded, we want more decisions on what we're doing."
"Ok"
>Give them two options on what they could do.
>Blank stares, if this were a tv show there's be crickets in the background.

I like my group, but they can be a pain in the ass sometimes. They'll whine about me giving them too much direction, then spend literally hours staring at me with glazed over looks on their faces the second they have to make any choices themselves.

This leads to me throwing out a few suggestions so we're not spending all day doing this, them leaping on the first suggestion I throw out without considering any of the others, and then back to whining that I'm driving them on my railroads.

>>54761849
Well most core races are usually boring. Most people have played them already.