I'm gonna play with friends so I assume this is exactly how it will go down

This is my new most favourite thing

Ach classical music, one with the Mozarts and Beathovens

Naturally, we need to equip and train falcons to use guns

I was not prepared for that

Dnd 5e Base, but campaign is custom :)

Jesus christ they need some of that jesus 😂😂

8 year olds? 🤣

Oh this same player likes to do that too 😂
I tend to go with it, this is make believe and a lot of it can be twisted and shifted

Now things I learnt:
1. Important info - just say it. Dice tell a story but can also kill it.
2. Communication is key - DM and players should understand each other.
3. Being secretive and cryptic is fun, but it can kill the game. Telling the story is the true fun
4. Cool heads prevail

And today was the day we played. They were going to kill the followers. I was so nervous I made 6 maps. Did my approach work? It did! Cool heads and a little push prevailed and we had a fantastic session with loads of drama and interactions.

So i sent out a text, outlining to players what is and isn't acceptible as well as how we will proceed next session - giving them enough time to plan accordingly.
Some tensions were still there, but they were constructive conflicts.