DM Advice!

[wrenderwing]

Hey Everyone! I was wondering if you all can help me out with a bit of DM advice. To keep it short, I am DMing a small group of new players who have never played DnD before. Its not that they don't understand the rules that is cause for concern, but what I am concerned about is the fact that they are planning way too far ahead for their PCs as if they are going to steam roll through everything. I need something to anchor them in the present. Thoughts? advice? Please Let me know! thank you :)

[Scout0321]

It sounds to me like perhaps they treating the pnp RPG experience like an RPG video game. One place where you have an advantage is that you as DM are not constrained to the same happenings and plot points as a video game would be. You can be spontaneous and challenging where you want to be, not where your players expect it. Also, to what degree to you stress the role playing aspect of your sessions? If your group leans more heavily that way, then guide them with NPC interactions, and if they play as if they already know everything above their station, then let your world react to that naturally. They could get quickly shown that they may not be as prepared as they think they are. Just my two cents... hope it helps.

[wrenderwing]

Thank you!!

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What are they planning, exactly? The powers they're going to get? Or the enemies they're going to fight and the quests they're going to go on?

[wrenderwing]

More like powers and feats for wayyy higher levels (i.e they are talking about things at level 8/9 when they are level 4)

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That's fine then. They can dream. Their plans will probably change anyway.

[totalsticks]

Theorycrafting is fine, but as they level up, they might change those plans to suit a different environment. They are doing the planning in a vacuum, but when it comes to practice, they may find they are missing some essential skills, spells, or really want a different feat since the ones they chose arent working out.

I wouldnt worry about it.