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<blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 6007719" data-attributes="member: 27160"><p>I didn't think it was snarky in the least. And I have done the rough equivalent of let low level parties meet Tiamat in the past; the key is to realise the consequences of goals and context.</p><p></p><p>Look at Planescape, as a setting. If Tiamat meets a low level party, what is her aim? What advantage can she gain? If she kills the PCs, they go straight to their respective god(s) and join the holy forces. Net gain to Tiamat - nil (or even negative). But what if she can intimidate/force/trick the PCs into some act or belief that suits her purpose? Positive net gain.</p><p></p><p>Given that (logical) outlook, a 1st level party meeting Tiamat can be fine - even a cool addition to the game, in fact. If the players are dumb enough to have the PCs attack her then, sure, they get wiped. But that's not a system or a DM problem - it's just natural selection in action.</p><p></p><p>It begins to sound to me like what you want isn't a "neutral" voice, but some authority to big-up your play preferences as some kind of "validation". Maybe you are not very convinced of the validity of them yourself? Whatever - I can't see the "slur" here you say you see, to be honest.</p><p></p><p>I bagsy playing the queen!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>It's a lot less random than many suppose, but, yes, not all the sets are equal. The orange set are the best on the board, by some margin. The randomness always gives variation, as it's supposed to, but you will win more games than anyone else in the long run with good tactics in Monopoly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Balesir, post: 6007719, member: 27160"] I didn't think it was snarky in the least. And I have done the rough equivalent of let low level parties meet Tiamat in the past; the key is to realise the consequences of goals and context. Look at Planescape, as a setting. If Tiamat meets a low level party, what is her aim? What advantage can she gain? If she kills the PCs, they go straight to their respective god(s) and join the holy forces. Net gain to Tiamat - nil (or even negative). But what if she can intimidate/force/trick the PCs into some act or belief that suits her purpose? Positive net gain. Given that (logical) outlook, a 1st level party meeting Tiamat can be fine - even a cool addition to the game, in fact. If the players are dumb enough to have the PCs attack her then, sure, they get wiped. But that's not a system or a DM problem - it's just natural selection in action. It begins to sound to me like what you want isn't a "neutral" voice, but some authority to big-up your play preferences as some kind of "validation". Maybe you are not very convinced of the validity of them yourself? Whatever - I can't see the "slur" here you say you see, to be honest. I bagsy playing the queen!! :cool: It's a lot less random than many suppose, but, yes, not all the sets are equal. The orange set are the best on the board, by some margin. The randomness always gives variation, as it's supposed to, but you will win more games than anyone else in the long run with good tactics in Monopoly. [/QUOTE]
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