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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herremann the Wise" data-source="post: 4631563" data-attributes="member: 11300">If you check out my <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/248639-warlord-not-warlord.html" target="_blank">warlord</a> thread, I detail playing a Tiefling warlord exactly like this. He died but all five of the other characters in game and players out of game wanted me to bring him back - paying to have it done even out of love/respect for the character. I thought the "suck it up, Princess", "don't make me come over there just to kick your sorry ass off the ground for you", "c'mon boys harden the **** up" style would get a little tiring but it obviously hasn't. If done with a sense of irony as well as a genuine care and affection for your "team or crew", then everyone is more than happy to cop a dressing-down from their warlord leader - and even becomes something they look forward to. A nice +5 bonus to hit or a slab of bonus hit points or free attacks every encounter most probably sweetens the words too. As for the whole hit point edition debate thing (this is the 4th major thread on this) and nothing has been said in here on either side that hasn't already been said on the previous three threads.On the podcast, Mike pretty much said as a baseline, "As a DM, don't oversell your damage". Jeremy backs up something I said in the second thread that if you know divine healing is available, you can go to town a little more with descriptions without breaking verisimilitude but then Mike said as a baseline standard operating procedure, don't describe damage that cannot be fixed by a warlord. Only if the character is on 0 healing surges and they get knocked deep into the negatives can you go for some A-grade descriptive damage.Personally, I don't like the system but since the previous threads, I've kind of moved on. I'll respect anyone's opinion though who says that it is either ridiculous or absurd. To be honest guys I learned along with others from the previous threads that on this issue, it is easier just to agree to disagree. Somebody's nightsoil is another's bacon, mileage varying and all that.Best RegardsHerremann the Wise</blockquote>

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