Think of that bell curve meme, I think they’re actually very experienced.
Left side - thinks the main quest will happen, preps that
Middle - thinks side quests will happen instead of main quest, preps that
Right side - thinks about side quests but preps nothing, knowing that neither the main quest or side quests will happen, because the players latch onto a completely innocuous detail that you ad-libbed during a description
I see you’re new to DMing, if you think the main quest is more likely to happen :)
Main quest? Weird tangent? They’re the same picture!
Think of that bell curve meme, I think they’re actually very experienced.
Left side - thinks the main quest will happen, preps that
Middle - thinks side quests will happen instead of main quest, preps that
Right side - thinks about side quests but preps nothing, knowing that neither the main quest or side quests will happen, because the players latch onto a completely innocuous detail that you ad-libbed during a description