This mentality needs to die

[weem]

Not to sidetrack or anything but...

...is it just me, or does anyone else think Chris Perkins looks like the guy from "Future Weapons"?

I was almost expecting him to say, "to get through that frozen door you will need someone with strength... some interesting use of fire... or better yet a M72 LAW antitank rocket grenade launcher"

 

[Turtlejay]

My game became about a thousand percent better when I put a post-it on my GM screen that said:

"Before saying no, remember you can add an 'and' or a 'but' right afterwards."

I try to remember the same thing when I say yes as well.

When players try something different and try to get engaged with the game, best to think long and hard before ruling it out.

--Steve

Good point, and needed to be said! "No, but" is just as good as "Yes, and" in most cases. Riffing off of each other's cool ideas, including the DM, is what gives me that tingly buzz when a game is going well.

Jay

 

[Nikosandros]

That aside, I think he did a great job running the combat with new players. It may not be fun to watch, but the players were obviously engaged and having fun, and that's what is ultimately important.

For some reason that I can't fully explain, I'm actually finding this videos a lot of fun.

As for the darkfire issue, I agree with everyone else. Good ruling, but silly reason.

 

[nedjer]

That sounds GREAT!

In almost the same amount of time as that video she knocked out a couple of goblins, then wounded, healed and befriended a timber wolf, duelled with a goblin shaman, interrogated another goblin who told her to drink from a fountain. Didn't drink from the poisoned fountain but evaporated some of the water to form a blade venom and . . .

Tonight:

After tipping her arrows with poison Coco checks out three frayed tapestries with large white skull logos painted over them. She tears one down, revealing a doorway, and decides to wash the cloth in the poisoned water. The paint fades and a fleur-de-lis crest emerges. The second tapestry hides another doorway and a tapestry with twin fleur-de-lis crests.

Two goblins enter through the first doorway. They try to rush Coco as she lifts her bow. 2D6, 12, multipliers kick in, the arrow tears through the first goblin's armour and stops him dead. The second raises his mace but the (goblin hating) wolf behind him has first roll. 2D6, 7, the wolf's fangs catch the goblin on his trailing leg. The goblin strikes at the wolf. 2D6, 7 but he's off balance. He catches the wolf a glancing blow. The wolf pins the goblin to the ground.

 

[El Mahdi]

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[darjr]

Thanks for the clarification, I thought so, but I wasn't sure.

I do think it was rather hamfisted. I would have explained that it would have made the door easier to hit. I would have allowed him to 'waste' it on the door and then I would have given the to hit bonus to the 'candybar?' and everyone else. I would have explained it in a descriptive way.

I do enjoy the videos, and I think I'm probably a bit more forgiving to a fellow DM, I've been there done that.

It did strike me as odd in the video, rather unlike the rest of his game(s).

 

[S'mon]

My only problem is that the GM (Chris Perkins) allowed 6 minutes to have a PC in combat decide on and resolve a single Standard action, with the player shuffling through cards deciding what to do! I wouldn't give more than a few seconds for a PC in combat to decide what his standard action would be. At that rate I'm not surprised WoTC GMs talk about ending sessions mid-combat, using their cellphone cameras to record the battle layout for next game etc. I find that idea mildly horrifying.

Otherwise, maybe he could have described the PC bouncing off the door a bit better - the PC has STR 18-19 so he isn't going to be pathetic - but we all have off days, right? His enunciation was nice and clear, though.

Anyway, Chris Perkins I've heard is accounted a great GM, so this certainly makes me feel better about my own GMing!

 

[Mark]

Anyway, Chris Perkins I've heard is accounted a great GM, so this certainly makes me feel better about my own GMing!

Clever takeaway.

 

[Kzach]

Oh noes, the big, bad DM didn't allow a player to do whatever he wants, however he wants, whenever he wants!

There is fire needed here, for sure, but not for the door.

Kzach has earned a suspension. Read his posts in this thread, folks, and use them as an example of what not to do! ~PCat

 

[Kzach]

I'd blame it on the edition except that I know there are some good DMs here at EnWorld who've transcended the edition.

I wish people could transcend 4e hate and just, you know, get over it.