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<blockquote data-quote="Bride of Cthulhu" data-source="post: 6128248" data-attributes="member: 6746165">Dwimmerlied:&nbsp;My player is only running one character and this character has a very elaborate personality and history that play directly into the campaign. Balancing power has been tough. CRs are USELESS in this situation! Luckily, he is a skilled player and understands there’s more than one way to skin a kobold and even when his enemies seem too powerful for a single member party (even ne supported by NPCs) he usually can use his wits to still come out on top.&nbsp;Thanks for the encouragement!&nbsp;Weather Report:&nbsp;The player is a unique multi class combo of human: Cleric of Olidammara, Rogue and Bard. Level 5 . We are playing edition 3.5&nbsp;Jacob Marley:&nbsp;My only experience with 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition has been for novelty purposes at conventions. Our game is very similar to what you describe. It is very focused on interaction and exploration. There is still combat, but even the strongest adversaries can be defeated by swindling or overwhelming/trappeing etc. instead of basic hack and slash. We have had SO much fun focusing on his character and the world that in our spare time, we are working on a comic based around the most recent campaigns just for fun.&nbsp;The Jester:&nbsp;MOAR GAMING is definitely what is in demand here. Haha I have always been a merciful DM with my favorite players when it comes to DnD. I am happy to slaughter them in other games, especially Call of Cthulhu, however I believe that the amount of investment placed in this character by the player would make his demise too painful. He’s a good player, though, and always figures a way out of situations. I never have to ‘save’ him but then again, I don’t go out of my way to kill him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bride of Cthulhu, post: 6128248, member: 6746165"] [B]Dwimmerlied:[/B] My player is only running one character and this character has a very elaborate personality and history that play directly into the campaign. Balancing power has been tough. CRs are USELESS in this situation! Luckily, he is a skilled player and understands there’s more than one way to skin a kobold and even when his enemies seem too powerful for a single member party (even ne supported by NPCs) he usually can use his wits to still come out on top. Thanks for the encouragement! [B]Weather Report:[/B] The player is a unique multi class combo of human: Cleric of Olidammara, Rogue and Bard. Level 5 . We are playing edition 3.5 [B]Jacob Marley:[/B] My only experience with 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition has been for novelty purposes at conventions. Our game is very similar to what you describe. It is very focused on interaction and exploration. There is still combat, but even the strongest adversaries can be defeated by swindling or overwhelming/trappeing etc. instead of basic hack and slash. We have had SO much fun focusing on his character and the world that in our spare time, we are working on a comic based around the most recent campaigns just for fun. [B]The Jester:[/B] MOAR GAMING is definitely what is in demand here. Haha I have always been a merciful DM with my favorite players when it comes to DnD. I am happy to slaughter them in other games, especially Call of Cthulhu, however I believe that the amount of investment placed in this character by the player would make his demise too painful. He’s a good player, though, and always figures a way out of situations. I never have to ‘save’ him but then again, I don’t go out of my way to kill him. [/QUOTE]

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