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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warrior Poet" data-source="post: 91752" data-attributes="member: 1057">Spoilers for Monte Cook's Demon God's Fane.-----------A few months ago, a friend was in from out of town, and we ran Demon God's Fane as a one shot.  We rolled up some 14th level characters, spent some funds, laughed a lot.  Our friend from out of town was an archer - artillery, basically.  We had a half-dragon monk, a minotaur barbarian, and the only human of the bunch, my cleric-necromancer of Wee Jas.  Our DM had an NPC goblin rogue.  It was an absolute blast - lots of laughs. Anyway.  Here's part of an e-mail I sent after the game, highlighting some of the events that happened.  Again, possible spoilers, so if you're planning on playing Demon God's Fane, stop right there.What I learned from playing D&D this weekend ("this weekend" being the weekend we played the aforementioned game):1. Playing and hanging out with you guys is awesome fun2. 14th level is hard3. Playing until 3:00 a.m. is fun4. But much harder when you're no longer 195. Sometimes the most devastating thing the opponent can do is suggest that your artillery go home6. Sometimes going home isn't such a bad idea, in the long run7. 14th level is powerful8. But can be frustrating if you don't have 14 levels of history/experience to help tell you what to do/how to use your power9. New spells invented by famous game designers can be nasty10. [name of guy hosting the game] does not have half-and-half11. Not even the third time you ask12. Magic items are cool13. Until you run into something that basically ignores their effects14. Anyone who tells you there isn't much that can threaten you at 14th level has never been there15. Opponents with AC 37 are hard to hit16. Evidently, so are broadsides of barns, based on some of the attack rolls seen Sunday17. Certain levels of exhaustion can cause players to analyze the relative nutritional values of caramel-covered-sour-apple lollipops versus chocalate-stuffed-Oreo cookies18. There is no relative nutritional value in either19. It's hard to be a spellcaster when you don't really know the spells very well20. Grappling is hard on everyone21. So is jumping22. Jumping while grappling causes ruptures in the space/time continuum23. The preferred decorative item of demon lairs is chains24. Or blood25. Or both26. In copious amounts27. The iron chimera can kill in one round, if it hits with all 5 attacks28. Demons are tough and do lots of nasty things29. Like making their Fortitude saves30. One of the most shockingly dangerous (and lucky) things in the world is a goblin attacking out of sheer panic31. When you roll up a 14th level character you think its a badass32. And it would be33.  If you were fighting orcs34. Everybody's got a ring of protection +235. Not that it'll do any good36. It was great seeing you all this weekend, and we're all as funny (and funny-looking) as everWarrior Poet</blockquote>

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