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<blockquote data-quote="aboyd" data-source="post: 5305757" data-attributes="member: 44797">One of the players in the game with the undead corpse-hydra was looking to get into more D&amp;D games.&nbsp; I play in a game with &quot;Mean DM&quot; from this forum and a few others, and I told him about the game.&nbsp; Very tactical, focus on minis &amp; strategic combat.&nbsp; He was enthusiastic.First night playing, we come across a bridge.&nbsp; Immediately, the whole party is wary, except for the new guy.&nbsp; We're all trying to figure out ways around without using the bridge.&nbsp; We don't even want to get near -- it would be soooo like our DM to throw a typical bridge troll at us, or have it explode apart while we're halfway across, or whatever.We say this, out loud.&nbsp; New guy: &quot;I spot for trolls!&quot;DM: &quot;Yeah, actually you see one, standing off to the side of the bridge entryway.&quot;The group groans.New guy: &quot;I do a full run to get within attack range.&quot;DM: &quot;Uh, a full run is not like a charge.&nbsp; You won't get an attack until the next round.&quot;New guy: &quot;I know, but let's get this started.&quot;DM and every other player at the table: &quot;By yourself??!?&quot;New guy: &quot;It's just one round!&nbsp; You'll catch up!&nbsp; Let's get started!&quot;DM: &quot;You race up into attack range.&nbsp; Troll #1 full attacks, hits with both claws for 15 hp damage, gets to do a rend for 15 more hp damage.&quot;New guy: &quot;Daaaaaaammmnn!&quot;DM: &quot;Troll #2 takes a 5 foot step and...&quot;New guy: &quot;Wait, what?&nbsp; Where'd he come from?&quot;DM: &quot;Next to troll #1 -- out of the line of sight thanks to the angle of the bridge back when you were spotting from 120' away.&nbsp; Anyway, it also gets a full attack for... 32 more points.&quot;Me: &quot;You're dead, aren't you?&quot;New guy, shell-shocked: &quot;Yeah.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aboyd, post: 5305757, member: 44797"] One of the players in the game with the undead corpse-hydra was looking to get into more D&D games. I play in a game with "Mean DM" from this forum and a few others, and I told him about the game. Very tactical, focus on minis & strategic combat. He was enthusiastic. First night playing, we come across a bridge. Immediately, the whole party is wary, except for the new guy. We're all trying to figure out ways around without using the bridge. We don't even want to get near -- it would be soooo like our DM to throw a typical bridge troll at us, or have it explode apart while we're halfway across, or whatever. We say this, out loud. New guy: "I spot for trolls!" DM: "Yeah, actually you see one, standing off to the side of the bridge entryway." The group groans. New guy: "I do a full run to get within attack range." DM: "Uh, a full run is not like a charge. You won't get an attack until the next round." New guy: "I know, but let's get this started." DM and [i]every other player at the table[/i]: "By yourself??!?" New guy: "It's just one round! You'll catch up! Let's get started!" DM: "You race up into attack range. Troll #1 full attacks, hits with both claws for 15 hp damage, gets to do a rend for 15 more hp damage." New guy: "Daaaaaaammmnn!" DM: "Troll #2 takes a 5 foot step and..." New guy: "Wait, what? Where'd he come from?" DM: "Next to troll #1 -- out of the line of sight thanks to the angle of the bridge back when you were spotting from 120' away. Anyway, it also gets a full attack for... 32 more points." Me: "You're dead, aren't you?" New guy, shell-shocked: "Yeah." [/QUOTE]

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