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<blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 2677669" data-attributes="member: 5890"><p>Your DM sounds like he's a bit of an idiot. Really.</p><p></p><p>Talk to him. Say "Hey - you've had to pull your punches in fights to avoid just wiping us out, haven't you? Did it ever occur to you that charging training dues is crippling us, and that everyone would be having a lot more fun if you just used the rules instead of making stuff up? We'd be able to take these challenges on ourselves and actually feel like we matter, not to mention have a bit more fun with some interesting magical gear. Not to mention the additions to stop us from resting and healing."</p><p></p><p>You might also try snarky comments about how being stabbed with a dagger (by someone with average strength, but it's still a knife in the arm or whatever - not exactly painless) while casting a spell would only require a DC 11 to DC 19 concentration check, but memorising 1st and 2nd level spells while there's a little bit of noise requires a DC 20. Point out to him that loud howling would be at best a listen DC of -10, meaning that your characters inside a temple stand a good chance of failing to hear him howling at all (at least -15 to listen checks, significantly more because the guy is standing at least 10ft away from the sleeping characters)! Ask him if you can yell loudly during combat to distract enemy casters...</p><p></p><p>Not to mention that if the guy was out howling all night as well as fighting during the day, he shouldn't have been regaining hitpoints or spells, and should probably be making saves to avoid starting the next day fatigued or exhausted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saeviomagy, post: 2677669, member: 5890"] Your DM sounds like he's a bit of an idiot. Really. Talk to him. Say "Hey - you've had to pull your punches in fights to avoid just wiping us out, haven't you? Did it ever occur to you that charging training dues is crippling us, and that everyone would be having a lot more fun if you just used the rules instead of making stuff up? We'd be able to take these challenges on ourselves and actually feel like we matter, not to mention have a bit more fun with some interesting magical gear. Not to mention the additions to stop us from resting and healing." You might also try snarky comments about how being stabbed with a dagger (by someone with average strength, but it's still a knife in the arm or whatever - not exactly painless) while casting a spell would only require a DC 11 to DC 19 concentration check, but memorising 1st and 2nd level spells while there's a little bit of noise requires a DC 20. Point out to him that loud howling would be at best a listen DC of -10, meaning that your characters inside a temple stand a good chance of failing to hear him howling at all (at least -15 to listen checks, significantly more because the guy is standing at least 10ft away from the sleeping characters)! Ask him if you can yell loudly during combat to distract enemy casters... Not to mention that if the guy was out howling all night as well as fighting during the day, he shouldn't have been regaining hitpoints or spells, and should probably be making saves to avoid starting the next day fatigued or exhausted. [/QUOTE]
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