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Shilsen's Eberron SH (Finished - The Last Word : 9/20/15)
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<blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 3223691" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>Agreed. I think it was more an issue of degree, however. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, considering that the PCs are 12th lvl in all but name, the majority of the enemies were actually low level enough that the PCs would get no XP. You guys did meet enemies who were vastly beneath you, but just gave them every opportunity to mess you up. So they did. For me, significantly weaker foes are those one can defeat with the modicum of effort. But one does need at least that modicum of effort. The enemies one can defeat without even that are the ones for whom I won't bother to roll dice, and the PCs have had a couple like that recently. </p><p></p><p>And, as we've established often enough in the game, CR really doesn't mean that much. Of the top of my head, with pure MM and PHB stuff, I can throw together a CR4 enemy in 2 minutes who can hit a 30+ AC and crank out 20+ damage per hit.</p><p></p><p>Six's player, who was the one who was skeptical of the entire attack, said something along the lines of "You know when Shil picks up the dice, you need to bring your A game." I wouldn't go that far, but one's D game won't do it, and short of letting people hit them without any retaliation, I don't think the PCs could have intentionally done worse. It was ... fascinating.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I was <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>And I think the other players did enjoy the sheer humor of the embarrassment as things got progressively worse. At the end of the day, for me at least, it's a game. I've always figured that, as long as it's not affecting one's ability to keep participating in a particular campaign, getting upset about what happens to one's PC is a lot like getting mad because someone beat up your imaginary friend.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, we will. One more update should wrap up the rakshasa fight, and probably two more will get us to Daask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shilsen, post: 3223691, member: 198"] Agreed. I think it was more an issue of degree, however. Actually, considering that the PCs are 12th lvl in all but name, the majority of the enemies were actually low level enough that the PCs would get no XP. You guys did meet enemies who were vastly beneath you, but just gave them every opportunity to mess you up. So they did. For me, significantly weaker foes are those one can defeat with the modicum of effort. But one does need at least that modicum of effort. The enemies one can defeat without even that are the ones for whom I won't bother to roll dice, and the PCs have had a couple like that recently. And, as we've established often enough in the game, CR really doesn't mean that much. Of the top of my head, with pure MM and PHB stuff, I can throw together a CR4 enemy in 2 minutes who can hit a 30+ AC and crank out 20+ damage per hit. Six's player, who was the one who was skeptical of the entire attack, said something along the lines of "You know when Shil picks up the dice, you need to bring your A game." I wouldn't go that far, but one's D game won't do it, and short of letting people hit them without any retaliation, I don't think the PCs could have intentionally done worse. It was ... fascinating. I was :D And I think the other players did enjoy the sheer humor of the embarrassment as things got progressively worse. At the end of the day, for me at least, it's a game. I've always figured that, as long as it's not affecting one's ability to keep participating in a particular campaign, getting upset about what happens to one's PC is a lot like getting mad because someone beat up your imaginary friend. Yes, we will. One more update should wrap up the rakshasa fight, and probably two more will get us to Daask. [/QUOTE]
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