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<blockquote data-quote="BabbageUK" data-source="post: 6634337" data-attributes="member: 99173"><p>We've all been here and the real point is that it needs to be talked about, in the open, like adults. Something like the string of luck is a concern as it's causing real and noticeable imbalance, thus reducing the level of fun for everyone involved, and causing problems in trying to develop challenging encounters. Whatever the reasons for the luck is, it needs to be resolved. At this point you would just ask for suggestions on how to resolve it. If the answer is that nobody has noticed this (doubtful), then you don't actually have a problem. You might have perceived one, but your players have not. It might actually be cheating, but if your players aren't concerned then there's little reason to take it any further.</p><p></p><p>On a personal note I used to play in a D&D Second Edition game many years ago at a friend's house. He had a son (late teens) who joined us and in one session I saw his character sheet. Pretty much maximums across the board, including hit points. I raised this privately with the DM who, being a new DM, raised it with our mutual friend about his son's character. I got a call at work from this friend telling me I wasn't welcome any more (but in much more colourful language). I guess he didn't like the fact I had implied his son was a cheat. I can't help feeling I'm much better off now than I was then and yes, I'm still gaming - just with more reliable friends! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BabbageUK, post: 6634337, member: 99173"] We've all been here and the real point is that it needs to be talked about, in the open, like adults. Something like the string of luck is a concern as it's causing real and noticeable imbalance, thus reducing the level of fun for everyone involved, and causing problems in trying to develop challenging encounters. Whatever the reasons for the luck is, it needs to be resolved. At this point you would just ask for suggestions on how to resolve it. If the answer is that nobody has noticed this (doubtful), then you don't actually have a problem. You might have perceived one, but your players have not. It might actually be cheating, but if your players aren't concerned then there's little reason to take it any further. On a personal note I used to play in a D&D Second Edition game many years ago at a friend's house. He had a son (late teens) who joined us and in one session I saw his character sheet. Pretty much maximums across the board, including hit points. I raised this privately with the DM who, being a new DM, raised it with our mutual friend about his son's character. I got a call at work from this friend telling me I wasn't welcome any more (but in much more colourful language). I guess he didn't like the fact I had implied his son was a cheat. I can't help feeling I'm much better off now than I was then and yes, I'm still gaming - just with more reliable friends! :) [/QUOTE]
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