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<blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 5296656" data-attributes="member: 4303">I voted yea, as SoD is just another option for a DM to include in his arsenal. Like ability damage or level drain, it needs to be used with discretion; DMs who don't like it can simply avoid using monsters with it. The prevailing game philosophy is to regard these particular afflictions as overly punitive to the player in terms of his or her enjoyment of the game, but this was not always so. Foreshadowing (weird stone remains), or handy elixirs of stone to flesh (like the medusa in B2) can help. And how many times do you plan on using a bodak over the course of a campaign anyway? Monsters like this seem like they should be set pieces to me, rather than 'wandering.'I think the real problem is that &quot;out of combat&quot; for an encounter or two in 3e or 4e can mean &quot;out of the session&quot; if the combats run to a couple of hours. This was not the case in earlier editions. Parties are smaller now, too: you can't just pick up an NPC and move along.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sepulchrave II, post: 5296656, member: 4303"] I voted yea, as SoD is just another option for a DM to include in his arsenal. Like ability damage or level drain, it needs to be used with discretion; DMs who don't like it can simply avoid using monsters with it. The prevailing game philosophy is to regard these particular afflictions as overly punitive to the [I]player[/I] in terms of his or her enjoyment of the game, but this was not always so. Foreshadowing (weird stone remains), or handy elixirs of [I]stone to flesh[/I] (like the medusa in B2) can help. And how many times do you plan on using a bodak over the course of a campaign anyway? Monsters like this seem like they should be set pieces to me, rather than 'wandering.' I think the real problem is that "out of combat" for an encounter or two in 3e or 4e can mean "out of the session" if the combats run to a couple of hours. This was not the case in earlier editions. Parties are smaller now, too: you can't just pick up an NPC and move along. [/QUOTE]

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