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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zephrin the Lost" data-source="post: 4343020" data-attributes="member: 30760">I was the DM for this session and it's great to get such detailed feedback! This was an unusual one-shot because it was suggested by some non-gamers who enjoyed the PA podcast so much they wanted to give the game a try. So I whipped something up that was lighthearted and filled with movie and PA references. The final boss was a young black dragon skin changed into a Deep Crow. The four new players had PC's made for them by guys from our regular group, who also haven't played 4e yet but have 20+ years of other editions to build from. The newbies got to chose classes and races but without PHB's of their own, they didn't really know what DBorn and Tieflings were, so that's one reason they didn't occur. I thought the minion battle went well but took too long, and had planned to drop a goblin hexer in the middle of it, but had him flee instead, as the battle was dragging on. By game's end I noticed a huge difference in how long turns were taking from the start of the 5 hour session and the end. The two experienced players were right at home and doing more each turn but taking about as much time as a 3.5 turn, so that was encouraging. Some newbies really picked it up while others were always struggling. We had a skill challenge also. I just lifted the negotiation example from the DMG. I think that was the biggest hit for a few of the new players, as turns came much more swiftly than in combat. Everyone seemed to get into the RP aspect and payed close attention to every die roll. The Deep Crow was a great fight that also got a bit bogged down, imo. Also it was very un-4e as there was very little motion. A lot of that was my taking it easy on them, as I quickly realized that the dragon had all it needed to ruin inexperienced players in no time flat. Still, I'm glad I finished the night with a bang. I knew this was a lark and we weren't in danger of recruiting any new regular players, but everyone enjoyed themselves as least as much as, say, a night of Soul Caliber round robin or Boom Blox, so I put it in the win column. --Z</blockquote>

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