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Achan hiArusa
Explorer
Tarquin is awesome. Just imagine the angst that Nale must feel because he can never live up to his father's standards. Nale is just brutal thug next to Tarquin.
Celebrim
Legend
Honestly, if I was responcible for 5e, I'd put Rich on the creative team for parts of it. He has the deepest understanding of the traditional alignment system of pretty much anyone who writes on D&D topics, and the great thing about the story he's telling isn't just that it is a good story but that it is a good story that can be told in D&D, indeed feels like it has been told in D&D and Rich is recounting it in a stick figure story hour, and reminds me at times of my best experiences with the game.
Really, we should all be holding our campaigns to this sort of standard.
I've been thinking, "If I could only teach my current players to let the villains monologue...", and now I see that the way to do that is present the players with a villain that they don't want to kill.
Orius
Unrepentant DM Supremacist
Maybe. Nale's pretty egotistical, so he might not see his flaws.
Plane Sailing
Astral Admin - Mwahahaha!
Awesome plotting. Awesome dialog. Literally.
Nifft
Penguin Herder
Will you please refrain from casting crushing despair on the general public?
"Weeps", -- N
Relique du Madde
Adventurer
Good writing is good writing, however this scene would not have worked in an actual game.
GM: Tarkin turns his back to you and walks up to a stool holding a tray of wine.
Elan's player: Attack of Opportunity.
GM: WHAT?!?!?
Elan: He's walked out of my threat range, so I attack. Since I have combat reflexes I get another attack of opportunity when he picks up his drink. Since it's a surprise attack and since he is unaware, he is flatfooted and will remain so until the end of the surprise round, which starts after I make my second attack. Oh yeah.. I'm going full attack so, that's three attacks this round (I'm assuming Elan is atleast8th level). Since I'm attacking him from behind, do I also get an attack bonus along with his being flatfooted?
It even would be worse if he Elan had rogue levels or a firearm.
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Rune
Once A Fool
Ha! Sad, but true. Though, if I was the one running the game, I'd force Elan to make a Will save or be stunned after dropping the bombshell revelation, then, while he is stunned, have Tarquin walk over to the wine-glass, and drink it.
Scott DeWar
Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
would that be the nsult to the injury?
Rune
Once A Fool
Yes, but I'm just giving mechanical effects that simulate the scene that the comic presented.
