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<blockquote data-quote="scourger" data-source="post: 5509601" data-attributes="member: 12328">Well, the pre-game emails have taken a bad turn.&nbsp; The upshot is that all the players--me included--feel that their characters are underpowered, just from rolling stats; and the DM actually wants that kind of game.&nbsp; It has made me realize that old school D&amp;D gaming to me does not mean tactics &amp; strategy, but that is exactly what it means to the others in my group.&nbsp; I'm just not good at that type of play, and I believe that the game as we play it rewards extreme caution while punishing the risk-takers whose characters eventually die forcing the players to come back with relatively underpowered replacements--thereby reinforcing the cautious-play loop.&nbsp; That dynamic probably explains why I don't favor that game, and why I am now less excited about this HMB game.&nbsp; I think it is salvagable, but I am not sure it is worth my effort to play against type.&nbsp; I just hope all this doesn't wreck my current game, too.&nbsp; I am not feeling the love right now.&nbsp; Any help is appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scourger, post: 5509601, member: 12328"] Well, the pre-game emails have taken a bad turn. The upshot is that all the players--me included--feel that their characters are underpowered, just from rolling stats; and the DM actually [I]wants[/I] that kind of game. It has made me realize that old school D&D gaming to me does not mean tactics & strategy, but that is exactly what it means to the others in my group. I'm just not good at that type of play, and I believe that the game as we play it rewards extreme caution while punishing the risk-takers whose characters eventually die forcing the players to come back with relatively underpowered replacements--thereby reinforcing the cautious-play loop. That dynamic probably explains why I don't favor that game, and why I am now less excited about this HMB game. I think it is salvagable, but I am not sure it is worth my effort to play against type. I just hope all this doesn't wreck my current game, too. I am not feeling the love right now. Any help is appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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