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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 6362279" data-attributes="member: 2011">If it is a balanced party, the players can typically get past most obstacles. Even a party of all rogues can fight, or convince the town mayor for a better deal, or arrange for magical transportation with a wizard in the city, or whatever. The time it takes and the resources required might differ, but typically, there is more than one way to achieve the same goal since most goals can be achieved via skills/combat ability, and roleplaying, and monetary/other resources. Spellcasters can only do so much in the shortcut department.As for strongholds and followers, yes, that was kind of fun. And it allows for more organic types of scenarios. Unfortunately, it can also allow for heavy solo player interaction if not careful. It sometimes tends to get boring if a given player is handling his keep and followers (or guild, or temple, or network of spys) while the other players just sit there. Granted, some of that can be handled between games, but that also depends on how invested a given player is in the game and the time/opportunities people have between sessions (e.g. some people have families, and jobs, and many other more important real life responsibilities). Also, some elements have to be handled in game. If the reoccurring villain doesn't start poisoning the fighters followers until after the PCs acquire the mcguffin, then a lot of that could be in game. It might be fun for players to try to help those followers, but then again, it might not. Other players might think that there are bigger fish to fry and other goals to accomplish. Strongholds and followers can also be like dogs in the real world. One has to kennel them if gone for long periods of time (i.e. arrange for someone to take care of them in the case of strongholds and followers).</blockquote>

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