Wulf's Collected Story Hour -- FINAL UPDATE 12/25

[Piratecat]

Don't blame me, man. I'm just the messenger.

 

[Dougal DeKree]

Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

Spiraling out to the outside of the tower, they found what appeared to be the cloud giant’s bedroom. Wulf snuck in, needlessly wary of traps, and looted the room for the few gems he could find.

Hi Wulf!

Does that mean you went for "the Cloud Giants Family Jewels"?!
Just wondering if the Assmar influenced you...

Cheers
Dougal DeKree, gnomish Illusionist

 

[Plane Sailing]

Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

Originally posted by Wulf Ratbane

Shorty tugged Wulf back by his belt. “Pardon…” he said, as he cast a wall of force that trapped the two golems safely into the corner.

Smart move. I wonder, does this come under the DMG heading of "bypassing a foe earns full experience for it"? Can't come much more easily earnt than that!

If there’s an altar, lick it!”
...
sliced the hellish, hissing creature in half quicker than you could say, “Fras!”

As Seasong said - nice references to Sagiro's and Contact's SH's

“Nice rack!” Wulf exclaimed, pushing past the priestess.
...
But it was the weapons rack on the southern wall, full of masterwork blades, that lured Wulf into the room.

No comment...

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Re: Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

Smart move. I wonder, does this come under the DMG heading of "bypassing a foe earns full experience for it"? Can't come much more easily earnt than that!

(smart move + DMG) / dinkeldog = zero xp

 

[seasong]

Re: Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

As Seasong said - nice references to Sagiro's and Contact's SH's

Actually, Spatzimaus mentioned that. It was vary nice, though .

 

[Plane Sailing]

Re: Re: Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

Actually, Spatzimaus mentioned that. It was vary nice, though .

Ah, I liked your comment too, and the both of you got muddled up in my mind (I hope Spatzi doesn't mind the misattribution!

 

[Plane Sailing]

Re: Re: Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

(smart move + DMG) / dinkeldog = zero xp

I don't suppose you really needed that 9000xp (guessing) at this point though, did you?

 

[Nail]

Re: Re: Re: Re: LORD OF THE IRON FORTRESS-- Part VII (cont.)

I don't suppose you really needed that 9000xp (guessing) at this point though, did you?

After all, what's a few 1000 XP amongst friends?

....But seriously, I often wonder how many DMs out there (myself included) would've given XP for moves like this. (IOW: Bloody and painful encounter completely bypassed with little effort on the parts of the players.....other than out-thinking the adventure designers.)

 

[Caliber]

Personally, I would only give the party XP for an encounter like this if I felt they really needed.

I do award XP for getting through an encounter without combat, but I doubt I would give any for teleporting past a big scary monster.

This worked out to be pretty similar, at least from the story said.

 

[Jeremy]

If they successfully convinced the Iron Golems that they were guests of Imperagon and were admitted by them would they have gotten XP?

If so, I think they should have gotten half or maybe even full XP for clever use of a long duration spell to defeat their enemies.

But that's me. At the time it probably didn't seem important.