The Hive is (realy) Dead! Long Live the Hive Mind!

[Angel Tarragon]

Yeah, in my group, I once had them fighting a green dragon, but then as they were fighting it, I gave them Spot checks to notice that when they cut, the bits of copper shone through. My idea was that it had been corrupted and basically, I decided it had rusted over and then when they attacked, their attacks cut off some of the rust, revealing the true nature of the dragon eventually.

Brilliant. Great tactic Dog Moon!

 

[megamania]

Talk to you later mega. Don't work too hard.

I'm back! Got 20 minutes before going to work.

 

[megamania]

This is one of the things I like about Eberron. It encourages to think outside of the box. Alignments are only suggestions... not the rule. But as you said- do it only on a rare occation or else it becomes a cliche' by itself. Ever hear of a player doing a CG Drow Ranger with twin scimitars....

 

[Dog Moon]

Brilliant. Great tactic Dog Moon!

Thanks. At least I THINK it was copper. It IS copper that turns green when it rusts, right? Been a while since I used that.

Also in that same campaign I had a Planar, IIRC, doing what a lot of people would consider bad stuff, but I gave her the mentality of "The ends justifies the means" so she was good because her goal had been to stop a Demon invasion, but the ways she was going about it kinda twisted her soul irreparably. PCs weren't sure whether to stop her or help her, though in the end, they went with the helping.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Ever hear of a player doing a CG Drow Ranger with twin scimitars....

As a matter a fact I played one about 2 years ago.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Also in that same campaign I had a Planar, IIRC, doing what a lot of people would consider bad stuff, but I gave her the mentality of "The ends justifies the means" so she was good because her goal had been to stop a Demon invasion, but the ways she was going about it kinda twisted her soul irreparably. PCs weren't sure whether to stop her or help her, though in the end, they went with the helping.

Damn, I definetely want to play in one of your games. You got a pbp game going perchance?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Alignments are only suggestions... not the rule.

Also one of the things I'm hearing about 4E that I like.

 

[megamania]

Thanks. At least I THINK it was copper. It IS copper that turns green when it rusts, right? Been a while since I used that.

Also in that same campaign I had a Planar, IIRC, doing what a lot of people would consider bad stuff, but I gave her the mentality of "The ends justifies the means" so she was good because her goal had been to stop a Demon invasion, but the ways she was going about it kinda twisted her soul irreparably. PCs weren't sure whether to stop her or help her, though in the end, they went with the helping.

In Darksun I have a character named Daina that follows this thinking mode. For 100's of years, the Veiled Alliance (the good guys) have been more about slowing down the Sorcerer-Kings and helping escaped slaves.

She wants to declare war on them and attack them straight on. Easy for her to say. She is 39th level to their 43-55 level. The average person will die with only a thought (literally) in this kind of war.

 

[Dog Moon]

Damn, I definetely want to play in one of your games. You got a pbp game going perchance?

Nope. I just currently have a single weekly campaign going with my normal dnd group. Ptolus campaign and next week will be the big boss fight at the end of the Night of Dissolution adventure which came with the Ptolus book.

Unfortunately, the group doesn't seem to care much about the introduction of firearms or chaositech so while I will definitely still use those, it'll probably be a lesser degree than what it was before.

My group tends to like me when DMing because I tend to have at least average storylines and the combats/creatures are interesting. I am a tactical sort of person and my monster thread should show that I think about monsters and modifying them, so combats frequently keep them on their feet. Fun times, but my attention span varies, so I can get tired of a campaign quickly even when everyone else is having fun. When I get tired of a campaign, it goes downhill VERY quickly...

Which is why I wouldn't be good at a pbp campaign.

 

[megamania]

PbP are not for everyone. I am beginning to think I don't like DMing them. I have had now four of them and waiting for everyone to post is driving me nuts.