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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 1579687" data-attributes="member: 537">Pure and utter claptrap.An executive summary of the session before last, in my campaign.The group had just organised for the seizure of the estates of a noble, who'd been exposed as a practitioner of Eeeevil black magic. The estate, including a castle, passed into the ownership of the crown. The PCs were appointed as interim administrators, being the agents on the scene. (One of the players wanted to acquire a keep, a la 1E. This was a nifty way of handling it.)On their way to the keep, they met a group of soldiers from one of the neighbouring lords who also wanted to claim it. Some roleplaying and one Intimidate check later, they scared off the soldiers, and continued on their way. They had another encounter in a village with some outlaws, ex-followers of the evil noble, whom they quickly dispatched.Next day, the people in charge of the keep didn't want to let them in. Again, after some roleplaying and more Diplomacy and Intimidate checks, they were persuaded of the error of their ways.Once in the keep, they explored a bit, and found a secret door leading to tunnels underneath. In the tunnels, they fought some undead, and then a nasty demon. One character nearly died, and another got drained a few levels.In all that:- The encounters were done on the fly. In particular, all the monsters in the underground tunnels were chosen on the spur of the moment.- The Intimidate DCs were done on the fly. (If they'd botched the rolls, they'd still have taken possession of the keep, but some blood might have been spilt.)- The Search DC to find the secret door was also made up on the fly. (Hint: it helps to know what Search skills your party has.)- The consequences of bullying your neighbour's soldiers will be determined by me, without the need to consult any rulebook.Do not project your insecurities on to everyone else out there.</blockquote>

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