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I played a game at my FLGS last night, 3-player, though we didn't run the 2-animal each optional rules. We did do the short-game variant described above and it was really fun. That game can change hands VERY quickly, and at endgame, when the final scoring occurred, the person in last place...

OMG, yes. Sometimes it isn't obvious, but for the most part... a decent player can tell. And if they feel a bit railroaded, then take quick break from the action, get a drink or snack and talk about it respectfully as a group. I mean, we're all supposed to be having fun at the table. With...

I agree. If the brigand PC had said "I try to escape by horseback." I might say that it's going to be tough considering, X, Y, Z. But then I would ask how he would go about doing it. After he responds, we play it out. Yes, there would be more encounters for him, yes others would sit and...

Well done Hussar. Gotta spread XP around, blah, blah blah.

I've only had a chance to do a couple of solo tries to learn the rules. I am going to take it to my FLGS tonight, as it's board game night and see if I can drum up some interest. One thing I read over at BGG is that you can shorten the game by: Taking out the three Domination cards that...

I disagree with your first sentence in one very important respect. The DM didn't incentivize the players to build PCs that had a bond to stay together. The original poster admitted as such. (Which, admittedly, you agree with below.) In truth, this wasn't the fault of the AP. The scenario, as...

This is pretty much what I do as well. I might assign an XP amount after the game session, but in reality it's simply between 1/3rd or 1/5th of the amount required to level up, so it's not calculated, it's more arbitrary based upon sessions and what level they need to be when certain encounters...

I am guessing that the trumped up rape charge was an off-the-cuff DM reaction rather than something the DM had planned in advance, considering the way the AP was laid out. To the OP, how did the scenario end with the girl? Did the father and the PC fight? Were the other PCs there? Did the PC...

That's awesome! I also hope they fix the light typeface on the creamy background and bump the font a point or two. The type was so small (and not-black) and the creamy background was a bit too dark in places so it was hard to read. I'm only 45 and I was straining to read parts of the AP when...

The whole scenario is supposed to be only a small, side, smaller-than-mini encounter. See below: The younger daughter of a general store owner want's to fool around with a handsome PC. She's kindof a trouble-maker, but her older sister is getting all the attention from her father because of a...

No double standard as far as I am concerned and if you've read my comments you'd understand what I mean. In my opinion, the scenario played out poorly by the player, the DM and the fellow players. But the reason is because the set-up was very poorly managed from the beginning. As I stated...

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I still posit that bribing the guards when you are being falsely accused of rape is different than bribing the guards when you are being falsely accused of petty thievery or breaking and entering. Considering the fact that the PC (not player) didn't have any ties to the other PCs and they...

That's a bit of a strawman. We have no idea how long the player thought about it or how long they talked about it before he decided that running was in character and the best thing for him to do. The DM simply mentioned after the fact that if he ran then he'd effectively be out of the...

Is the reprint for the Rise of the Runelords going to be in a single volume like Shackled City was done? If that's the case, I'd buy it in a second. I already have the original series. I am curious about preorders on the RotR minis. Where can I do this? And will a case guarantee at least...

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Maybe this is why D&D is going back to the silver standard and gold is the new platinum. :) :p

I just picked up the board game Dominant Species because it was getting such rave reviews on BGG. Has anyone played it before? Apparently, the rules are simple, but the game itself can be difficult to play because it's very strategic and there are multiple ways to win. Also, it's not real...

Sounds like fun to me!

I would posit that in many cases that a D&D game ventures closer to movies than reality. If this is the case for these players, then running is closer to a movie action, since innocent movie heroes run when unjustly accused all the time. Now, even if the game hews more towards reality, I might...