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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 4089610" data-attributes="member: 3192">Another cool bonus I remembered:Besides engaging the players to think out the steps of their possible plans, albeit mechanically, the system also allows for fast resolution of off scene NPC action resolution.&nbsp; I mean more than a single roll action.For example.&nbsp; King Dram sends his 10 xvarts to hide the body of the dead half Fey princess in their warrens.&nbsp; He does this without telling the other PCs, so he wants to keep it secret.&nbsp; If the Ref is using a system similar to this, Dram's player doesn't have to think out of character or within the strains of the rules.&nbsp; He merely gives the best instructions he as a player/character knows how.Wrap her body in linens, widen the whole to allow her entry to a safe place in your warrens and then collapse that enlarged tunnel when she's safe and your done.&nbsp; Okay, this is probably too simple an example and I'd probably not require rolls for any of it.&nbsp; Xvarts have a burrow speed in 3e lingo.&nbsp; But anyways...As a DM I'm parsing what needs to be done.&nbsp; Find linen, keep body hidden, enlarge tunnel, collapse tunnel.&nbsp; 4 actions, 4 rolls.&nbsp; All tossed at once.&nbsp; Success, Fail, Success, Fail.&nbsp; They find a linen, but they are spotted by a PC while lugging the body around. (secret message).&nbsp; Widening the tunnel went well, but they collapsed it on 2 xvarts losing one.&nbsp; Maybe that's overboard for some DMs and it perhaps is far to simple to bother rolling for in a real game, but that the option is available for all those leadership delegations that happen D&amp;D - especially high level D&amp;D - that's a good thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 4089610, member: 3192"] Another cool bonus I remembered: Besides engaging the players to think out the steps of their possible plans, albeit mechanically, the system also allows for fast resolution of off scene NPC action resolution. I mean more than a single roll action. For example. King Dram sends his 10 xvarts to hide the body of the dead half Fey princess in their warrens. He does this without telling the other PCs, so he wants to keep it secret. If the Ref is using a system similar to this, Dram's player doesn't have to think out of character or within the strains of the rules. He merely gives the best instructions he as a player/character knows how. Wrap her body in linens, widen the whole to allow her entry to a safe place in your warrens and then collapse that enlarged tunnel when she's safe and your done. Okay, this is probably too simple an example and I'd probably not require rolls for any of it. Xvarts have a burrow speed in 3e lingo. But anyways... As a DM I'm parsing what needs to be done. Find linen, keep body hidden, enlarge tunnel, collapse tunnel. 4 actions, 4 rolls. All tossed at once. Success, Fail, Success, Fail. They find a linen, but they are spotted by a PC while lugging the body around. (secret message). Widening the tunnel went well, but they collapsed it on 2 xvarts losing one. Maybe that's overboard for some DMs and it perhaps is far to simple to bother rolling for in a real game, but that the option is available for all those leadership delegations that happen D&D - especially high level D&D - that's a good thing. [/QUOTE]

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