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<blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 3215569" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>on Topic </p><p></p><p>Tell players up front what you want, set restrictions and guidelines. Be prepared NOT to play if you want what your players don't want. To do otherwise is to court bad gaming. If you have misfit player you can accomdate don't invite 'em. </p><p></p><p>Now drifting a bit</p><p></p><p>IMC Kings usually cast Detect Good before hiring adventurer types. No Good? No Hire. The reason ? Neutrals usally have to be paid (a lot) or threatened (ala the horse thief bit) </p><p></p><p>with Evil ones you either kill them or ignore them. Mess with the ones that that are stronger than you you get this --</p><p></p><p>King: Did you find my son </p><p></p><p>ADv1 -- yep </p><p></p><p>A zombie, its face a rictus of utter horror shambles in </p><p></p><p>Adv2 -- I belive thats him </p><p></p><p>King (in shock) How could you, you monster guards! guards !</p><p></p><p>Adv3 Sorry Kingy -- all dead. They died faster than the kid did. he screamed a long time. Oh and don't bother with you high priest or vizier </p><p></p><p>ADV4 tosses a pair of heads on the ground. </p><p></p><p>Suddenly a terrible roaring and screaming his heard </p><p></p><p>The king lunges from his chair only to be grappled by ADV5 "Siddown Kingy"</p><p></p><p>ADV1 Ahh the lovely wife and your oh so young daughter just about to be married yeah ? -- looks like the Nalfashnee found them </p><p></p><p>ADV2 -- Now I recomend that you give us the key to your treasure vault. </p><p></p><p>The king sobbing hands over the key </p><p></p><p>ADV 4 Very Nice </p><p></p><p>The nalfashnee appears "Hey Joe"</p><p></p><p>ADV3 "hey FSNARGRITHI'll Have Fun?"</p><p></p><p>The nalfashnee grins a toothy grin -- "virgins souls are good eats"</p><p></p><p>ADV2 Aint that the case. L8r Bro</p><p></p><p>Nalfashnee "later guys" </p><p></p><p>The king now broken whispers "what do you want"</p><p></p><p>ADV1 "To make a point, which we just did. Kingship means squat in a world where only real experience and magic power counts -- nothing else matters but power. we got it, you don't.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly a slamming is heard </p><p></p><p>ADV 6 "looks like the pallies -- lets get out of here"</p><p></p><p>ADV 3 Hasta </p><p></p><p>ADV2 " Greater Teleport" </p><p></p><p>D&D doesn't work like a real world does. You don't get the same kind of experience managing a kingdom as you do for risking your life in the normal system -- sure a king may be 10th </p><p>Aristocrat at age 45 but the 24 year old adventurers may be near Epic -- Power tells all</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ace, post: 3215569, member: 944"] on Topic Tell players up front what you want, set restrictions and guidelines. Be prepared NOT to play if you want what your players don't want. To do otherwise is to court bad gaming. If you have misfit player you can accomdate don't invite 'em. Now drifting a bit IMC Kings usually cast Detect Good before hiring adventurer types. No Good? No Hire. The reason ? Neutrals usally have to be paid (a lot) or threatened (ala the horse thief bit) with Evil ones you either kill them or ignore them. Mess with the ones that that are stronger than you you get this -- King: Did you find my son ADv1 -- yep A zombie, its face a rictus of utter horror shambles in Adv2 -- I belive thats him King (in shock) How could you, you monster guards! guards ! Adv3 Sorry Kingy -- all dead. They died faster than the kid did. he screamed a long time. Oh and don't bother with you high priest or vizier ADV4 tosses a pair of heads on the ground. Suddenly a terrible roaring and screaming his heard The king lunges from his chair only to be grappled by ADV5 "Siddown Kingy" ADV1 Ahh the lovely wife and your oh so young daughter just about to be married yeah ? -- looks like the Nalfashnee found them ADV2 -- Now I recomend that you give us the key to your treasure vault. The king sobbing hands over the key ADV 4 Very Nice The nalfashnee appears "Hey Joe" ADV3 "hey FSNARGRITHI'll Have Fun?" The nalfashnee grins a toothy grin -- "virgins souls are good eats" ADV2 Aint that the case. L8r Bro Nalfashnee "later guys" The king now broken whispers "what do you want" ADV1 "To make a point, which we just did. Kingship means squat in a world where only real experience and magic power counts -- nothing else matters but power. we got it, you don't. Suddenly a slamming is heard ADV 6 "looks like the pallies -- lets get out of here" ADV 3 Hasta ADV2 " Greater Teleport" D&D doesn't work like a real world does. You don't get the same kind of experience managing a kingdom as you do for risking your life in the normal system -- sure a king may be 10th Aristocrat at age 45 but the 24 year old adventurers may be near Epic -- Power tells all [/QUOTE]
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