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Walking through a town without any shoes on, my Wizard happens to walk over some scrap wood laying on the floor due to nearby construction. I got a splinter. Now, like any rational human being, I convinced the party to take over the town. Somehow, we succeeded, executing all the workers associated with that project. We renamed the town "Butt Fuckistan"
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And yes, that is indeed some good advice
When I do puzzles, I prefer to sprinkle seemingly unimportant information through the area

"Huh, that's a neat sculpture"

*two hours later*

"Hey, something needs to sit on this pedestal"

Simple puzzles are the best puzzles as they don't screw with pacing too much