Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Tharen the Damned" data-source="post: 1923636" data-attributes="member: 17091">Well, if players try the old D&amp;D method of charging straight into the fray they get hacked to pieces.But if you know the novels, the Black Company avoided open battles if possible. They never played &quot;fair&quot; if they didn´t have to. They tricked, deceived or bluffed their enemies. Even better, they let others do the fighting for them.What I am trying to say: If the players use wily tactics their chance of survival increases a lot.But what about EP for encounters?Well, as a DM I would give them the EP even if they let others fight their battle if this was the tactic of the players.I agree with Yuan Ti, that you have to learn to play &quot;Black Company Style&quot;.For me and my players it worked in the playtests after two or three short adventures.After all:Soldiers live and wonder why!And still no Black Company Camapign Setting available in germany!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tharen the Damned, post: 1923636, member: 17091"] Well, if players try the old D&D method of charging straight into the fray they get hacked to pieces. But if you know the novels, the Black Company avoided open battles if possible. They never played "fair" if they didn´t have to. They tricked, deceived or bluffed their enemies. Even better, they let others do the fighting for them. What I am trying to say: If the players use wily tactics their chance of survival increases a lot. But what about EP for encounters? Well, as a DM I would give them the EP even if they let others fight their battle if this was the tactic of the players. I agree with Yuan Ti, that you have to learn to play "Black Company Style". For me and my players it worked in the playtests after two or three short adventures. After all: Soldiers live and wonder why! And still no Black Company Camapign Setting available in germany! [/QUOTE]

Verification