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<blockquote data-quote="Corbert" data-source="post: 2605267" data-attributes="member: 27772"><p>I played in a Birthright game a few years ago. The DM was a clsoe friend of mine, or so I thought. We were all supposed to be human, one character was a half-elf. No one was to be of evil alignment, one character was. Everyone started off by <em>somehow </em>losing all wealth; within a few turns several characters had found a huge treasue trove, and the only challenge they faced was a rat. </p><p></p><p>Ok, the characters listed above then started get more attention and role-playing time from the DM, and consequently they got <strong>a lot</strong> more XP. It was so bad, that I would get to the DMs house and sit there for 2 hours or more just waiting for them to come out. </p><p></p><p>When conflict finally broke out and my character was killed the character that did it was three levels higher than mine just from the role-playing XP. Also, the thing that initiated the fight was a PC getting injured nearly to death by an NPC action, and a Paladin PC (who associated with the above PCs) stabbing the unconscious royal PC in the heart, commiting Bloodtheft. </p><p></p><p>Now, get this, after all the fighting was over and several PC characters were dead, the Paladin PC was put on trial and found not guilty. Those of us who reacted to the murder and Bloodtheft of a noble friend and died in battle were creamated so no one could cast Raise Dead on us. </p><p></p><p>I have never been back to that DMs game again, and I refuse to play in any game that she even plays in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Corbert, post: 2605267, member: 27772"] I played in a Birthright game a few years ago. The DM was a clsoe friend of mine, or so I thought. We were all supposed to be human, one character was a half-elf. No one was to be of evil alignment, one character was. Everyone started off by [I]somehow [/I]losing all wealth; within a few turns several characters had found a huge treasue trove, and the only challenge they faced was a rat. Ok, the characters listed above then started get more attention and role-playing time from the DM, and consequently they got [B]a lot[/B] more XP. It was so bad, that I would get to the DMs house and sit there for 2 hours or more just waiting for them to come out. When conflict finally broke out and my character was killed the character that did it was three levels higher than mine just from the role-playing XP. Also, the thing that initiated the fight was a PC getting injured nearly to death by an NPC action, and a Paladin PC (who associated with the above PCs) stabbing the unconscious royal PC in the heart, commiting Bloodtheft. Now, get this, after all the fighting was over and several PC characters were dead, the Paladin PC was put on trial and found not guilty. Those of us who reacted to the murder and Bloodtheft of a noble friend and died in battle were creamated so no one could cast Raise Dead on us. I have never been back to that DMs game again, and I refuse to play in any game that she even plays in. [/QUOTE]
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