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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6841798" data-attributes="member: 6669384">The pit is 40 feet from the fight.&nbsp; No way to get people across it with the enemy right there.&nbsp; Cut the rope and we're done.And no, this guy isn't new to DMing, but he's very poor at character interaction.&nbsp; Example:&nbsp; We met the heads of the monastery where thr DM's PC was trained.&nbsp; They had called him back for reasons unstated.We asked if we could do something to help.&nbsp; They asked, &quot;So, you agree?&quot;Us:&nbsp; &quot;Agree to what?&quot;Them: &quot;To do the mission.&quot;Us: &quot;What mission?&quot;Them: &quot;The mission we're sending him on.&quot;Us: &quot;What's the mission?&quot;Them: &quot;Do you agree?&quot;It went on for a dozen or so more questions before we got minimal information:&nbsp; A scroll had been stolen, three months ago, and they want someone to find it and return.&nbsp; Followed by a similarly frustrating exchange to find out what the scroll was, what it looked like, etc.&nbsp; Actual clues never really came out.&nbsp; Why they waited three months was never explained, and our &quot;agreeing to help our friend&quot; somehow became &quot;take his place completely.&quot;We have a lot of these encounters, where what we ask or try to do has is halfway ignored.&nbsp; Questions just don't get answers.&nbsp; In this adventure we reached a village and needed to arrange a boat.&nbsp; We had been advised (by the Drow who admitted to stealing the scroll) that we should approach and demonstrate our strength, then just take the boat.&nbsp; We approached, injured and exhausted, because their village was the only safe place to rest.&nbsp; We told them what the Drow had advised, and that we neither liked nor trusted the Drow, and thought that trying to show off, bully and steal their boat was &quot;just bloody rude&quot;, but that we were willing to pay a boatman to take us where we needed to go.Their response?&nbsp; &quot;Who's your champion?&quot;&nbsp; It was as if they hadn't heard a word we said.&nbsp; In a different adventure we tried Gather Information to learn about a group doing business in town.&nbsp; We ask about them by name, make rolls in the low 30s, and learn that we had their name right.&nbsp; Nothing else.Bard makes Bardic Lore check, also in the 30s, to see if there are any legends or tales about the group.&nbsp; He learns that the name we have for them is the right one.&nbsp; Period.We ended up turning and walking away from that adventure.&nbsp; We had tried various Knowledge skills to identify a toxic fungus that projected anti-magic and infected anyone who got near.&nbsp; No matter what skill we tried, it was always, &quot;That's not the right skill.&nbsp; it's something else&quot;.&nbsp; As far as &quot;Only the fighter is down&quot; is concerned:&nbsp; Everyone in the party is a single hit from down.&nbsp; It's a tight melee situation and none of us are melee specialists.I'll probably call on the group to withdraw a short distance so I have a clear field for my spell.That may buy time, but that's all it will do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6841798, member: 6669384"] The pit is 40 feet from the fight. No way to get people across it with the enemy right there. Cut the rope and we're done. And no, this guy isn't new to DMing, but he's very poor at character interaction. Example: We met the heads of the monastery where thr DM's PC was trained. They had called him back for reasons unstated. We asked if we could do something to help. They asked, "So, you agree?" Us: "Agree to what?" Them: "To do the mission." Us: "What mission?" Them: "The mission we're sending him on." Us: "What's the mission?" Them: "Do you agree?" It went on for a dozen or so more questions before we got minimal information: A scroll had been stolen, three months ago, and they want someone to find it and return. Followed by a similarly frustrating exchange to find out what the scroll was, what it looked like, etc. Actual clues never really came out. Why they waited three months was never explained, and our "agreeing to help our friend" somehow became "take his place completely." We have a lot of these encounters, where what we ask or try to do has is halfway ignored. Questions just don't get answers. In this adventure we reached a village and needed to arrange a boat. We had been advised (by the Drow who admitted to stealing the scroll) that we should approach and demonstrate our strength, then just take the boat. We approached, injured and exhausted, because their village was the only safe place to rest. We told them what the Drow had advised, and that we neither liked nor trusted the Drow, and thought that trying to show off, bully and steal their boat was "just bloody rude", but that we were willing to pay a boatman to take us where we needed to go. Their response? "Who's your champion?" It was as if they hadn't heard a word we said. In a different adventure we tried Gather Information to learn about a group doing business in town. We ask about them by name, make rolls in the low 30s, and learn that we had their name right. Nothing else. Bard makes Bardic Lore check, also in the 30s, to see if there are any legends or tales about the group. He learns that the name we have for them is the right one. Period. We ended up turning and walking away from that adventure. We had tried various Knowledge skills to identify a toxic fungus that projected anti-magic and infected anyone who got near. No matter what skill we tried, it was always, "That's not the right skill. it's something else". As far as "Only the fighter is down" is concerned: Everyone in the party is a single hit from down. It's a tight melee situation and none of us are melee specialists. I'll probably call on the group to withdraw a short distance so I have a clear field for my spell. That may buy time, but that's all it will do. [/QUOTE]

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