* (1:05) A message from Matt about some issues with a GM. * (2:21) Player creativity can spook the GM into responding in frustrating ways. * (13:35) Reasons why GMs find themselves in this situation. * (21:47) The role of player empathy in fixing the problem. * (30:10) Buying time to rethink instead of immediately reacting. * (34:28) Outsourcing the solution by asking players for more input. * (39:46) The value of being honest. * (44:56) Throwing a different curve-ball than the one you’d initially planned. Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne