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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 6338140" data-attributes="member: 6698278">The group CdG's dozens of people.&nbsp; A few times when fighting amongst themselves they CdG'd one of their own.&nbsp; Otherwise, not that often.&nbsp; Not dozens for sure.&nbsp; My groups are very good players.&nbsp; They also know with certainty that enemies willl CdG so they defend their own as much as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp; Still I'm sure it occurred on occasion.I get labeled because of my preferences as a killer DM but I'm not.&nbsp; I'm a hard DM.&nbsp; I've had to be to keep my players challenged.&nbsp; Years ago I was talking with another DM that ran in my opinion a monte haul campaign.&nbsp; He was teasing me that my group was only twelfth level and had been playing years longer than his group which had shot up to eighteenth level.&nbsp; The implication was that his group was somehow better.&nbsp; I told him that his group had mathematical levels but they lacked the genuine experience and skill to go with their high numbers.&nbsp;&nbsp; He challenged me to play the main BBEG in the next adventure his group went through with him as DM.&nbsp;&nbsp; Needless to say it was a TPK.&nbsp; I knew nothing about his players specific abilities either.&nbsp; I just played the BBEG as best I could to his ability.&nbsp; No way my players at that level would have had the same outcome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 6338140, member: 6698278"] The group CdG's dozens of people. A few times when fighting amongst themselves they CdG'd one of their own. Otherwise, not that often. Not dozens for sure. My groups are very good players. They also know with certainty that enemies willl CdG so they defend their own as much as possible. Still I'm sure it occurred on occasion. I get labeled because of my preferences as a killer DM but I'm not. I'm a hard DM. I've had to be to keep my players challenged. Years ago I was talking with another DM that ran in my opinion a monte haul campaign. He was teasing me that my group was only twelfth level and had been playing years longer than his group which had shot up to eighteenth level. The implication was that his group was somehow better. I told him that his group had mathematical levels but they lacked the genuine experience and skill to go with their high numbers. He challenged me to play the main BBEG in the next adventure his group went through with him as DM. Needless to say it was a TPK. I knew nothing about his players specific abilities either. I just played the BBEG as best I could to his ability. No way my players at that level would have had the same outcome. [/QUOTE]

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