An Important Area

(4) Introduce Genre Conventions Your Players Hate. Whose Campaign Is This, Anyway? If you want to do a tragedy or a romance, even though your players hate these themes, go right ahead. If, by chance, you actually tell the players your plans ahead of time, and they say they don’t like the idea, reassure them that you won’t do it—but then sneak it in anyway. By the time they notice, they’ll be in love with the way you’re doing things and won’t mind. Really. — How to Ruin Your Campaign (Champions IV)