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<blockquote data-quote="TerraDave" data-source="post: 5730415" data-attributes="member: 22260"><p>We have several issues that are all kind of jumbled together.</p><p></p><p>1) <u>Its a hackfest:</u> I actually liked KotSF, but ya, its one fight after another. At 1.5 hours per fight over 30 encounters, it is 45 hours of play, plus RP time. My main problem with this, is not that it takes time per se, but that it can repetitive and tedious. </p><p></p><p>2) <u>your fights are a little slow:</u> This is not unique to you, its a 4E thing, but only 2 or 3 fights in the whole adventure need to take 2 hours. There are lots and lots of tips on speeding up combat here on the boards, and you could certainly start a new thread on it. And yes, this will get much worse at higher levels if the group doesn't get on top of it. </p><p></p><p>3) <u>no, your DM does not need to run everyfight in the adventure:</u> this is the easiest solution to the problems you note...but then again</p><p></p><p>4) <u>your session math makes no sense:</u> At 4 hours a pop, it should take maybe 12 sessions for the adventure. Thats a lot. But given that you have already made it through 4, 8 sessions is January and February (or less if you play more this year). You are missing a month there. </p><p></p><p>5) <u>Are there other DM issues: </u>I have a hard time getting the subtext here, but is other stuff bothering you or the group or the DM?</p><p></p><p><u>A question:</u> where are you in the adventure right now? Like what have you been fighting or doing recently?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerraDave, post: 5730415, member: 22260"] We have several issues that are all kind of jumbled together. 1) [U]Its a hackfest:[/U] I actually liked KotSF, but ya, its one fight after another. At 1.5 hours per fight over 30 encounters, it is 45 hours of play, plus RP time. My main problem with this, is not that it takes time per se, but that it can repetitive and tedious. 2) [U]your fights are a little slow:[/U] This is not unique to you, its a 4E thing, but only 2 or 3 fights in the whole adventure need to take 2 hours. There are lots and lots of tips on speeding up combat here on the boards, and you could certainly start a new thread on it. And yes, this will get much worse at higher levels if the group doesn't get on top of it. 3) [U]no, your DM does not need to run everyfight in the adventure:[/U] this is the easiest solution to the problems you note...but then again 4) [U]your session math makes no sense:[/U] At 4 hours a pop, it should take maybe 12 sessions for the adventure. Thats a lot. But given that you have already made it through 4, 8 sessions is January and February (or less if you play more this year). You are missing a month there. 5) [U]Are there other DM issues: [/U]I have a hard time getting the subtext here, but is other stuff bothering you or the group or the DM? [U]A question:[/U] where are you in the adventure right now? Like what have you been fighting or doing recently? [/QUOTE]
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