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Again the Banishment spell ruined my game !
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<blockquote data-quote="DMZ2112" data-source="post: 6463857" data-attributes="member: 78752"><p>I actually think this spell, and this issue, sits at a very important structural point in terms of making the game easy or fun for players, for the reason that Banishment is not really a great spell to use on players. It's a dick move. First of all, it removes a player from the action for the duration of a combat, possibly hours of play time ("Sorry, Jerry, hey, while you're out, want to make a quick pizza run?") and secondly, targeted at the right PC (*cough* the Cleric of Life *cough*) in a tough fight, it has the very real potential to be an uncounterable win button.</p><p></p><p>I may not like players, but even I recognize that this combo doesn't just make life hard for them, it breaks the dynamic of the game. There is no "balance" here. Making Banishment easier to cast is just making the game easier, because if it isn't, and the intention is to smack the PCs around with easy-cast Banishments in return, the dungeon master is missing the point.</p><p></p><p>Making Banishment challenging serves /everyone/. It adds to the game for the players and gives dungeon masters a good reason /not/ to take the easy road to TPK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMZ2112, post: 6463857, member: 78752"] I actually think this spell, and this issue, sits at a very important structural point in terms of making the game easy or fun for players, for the reason that Banishment is not really a great spell to use on players. It's a dick move. First of all, it removes a player from the action for the duration of a combat, possibly hours of play time ("Sorry, Jerry, hey, while you're out, want to make a quick pizza run?") and secondly, targeted at the right PC (*cough* the Cleric of Life *cough*) in a tough fight, it has the very real potential to be an uncounterable win button. I may not like players, but even I recognize that this combo doesn't just make life hard for them, it breaks the dynamic of the game. There is no "balance" here. Making Banishment easier to cast is just making the game easier, because if it isn't, and the intention is to smack the PCs around with easy-cast Banishments in return, the dungeon master is missing the point. Making Banishment challenging serves /everyone/. It adds to the game for the players and gives dungeon masters a good reason /not/ to take the easy road to TPK. [/QUOTE]
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