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<blockquote data-quote="CapNBritain" data-source="post: 6381585" data-attributes="member: 6779989">Wow this sounds so awesome and different from what my players experienced.&nbsp; I liked how you spent 40 minutes basically pre-game just role-playing.&nbsp; Since my players were new, I figured it was best to get straight to the action since they might be uncomfortable being asked put themselves out there without a lot to go on.&nbsp; But this has gotten me thinking about giving them more role-play opportunities.&nbsp; I'm not a fan of being put on the spot as a player, but maybe my players would enjoy a little time to flex their acting muscles.It's also interesting to hear the advanced tactics that your veteran players employed kind of back-fired on them.&nbsp; Having two PCs downed at the start of combat sounds really tense!&nbsp; I bet the caves will be even crazier for them.&nbsp; 1st level is really, really tough!I used theater of the mind for the first encounter with the Redbrands.&nbsp; I did it for fun since I didn't feel like drawing out a featureless street on the map we were using.&nbsp; It turned out really well!&nbsp; We all stood up and kind of acted out where the players were.&nbsp; I will definitely use it more and more on encounters like that one, which are basically just stand-up fights.&nbsp; I think it spices them up a bit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapNBritain, post: 6381585, member: 6779989"] Wow this sounds so awesome and different from what my players experienced. I liked how you spent 40 minutes basically pre-game just role-playing. Since my players were new, I figured it was best to get straight to the action since they might be uncomfortable being asked put themselves out there without a lot to go on. But this has gotten me thinking about giving them more role-play opportunities. I'm not a fan of being put on the spot as a player, but maybe my players would enjoy a little time to flex their acting muscles. It's also interesting to hear the advanced tactics that your veteran players employed kind of back-fired on them. Having two PCs downed at the start of combat sounds really tense! I bet the caves will be even crazier for them. 1st level is really, really tough! I used theater of the mind for the first encounter with the Redbrands. I did it for fun since I didn't feel like drawing out a featureless street on the map we were using. It turned out really well! We all stood up and kind of acted out where the players were. I will definitely use it more and more on encounters like that one, which are basically just stand-up fights. I think it spices them up a bit. [/QUOTE]

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