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

[Dawn]

I’m not sure about giving full experience for bypassing the encounter as Shorty did. Maybe a partial award – and then only to Shorty.

 

[Squire James]

I would probably give credit for bypassing the golems like that as if they were a trap, which comes out about CR 8 or 9.

When my players played this mod, they inexplicably took a month off to craft magic items, even though I made it clear they were working against the clock. Imperagon was out finishing up conquering Rigus by the time they got back to the fortress...

They did the same sort of thing in RttToE after the Outer Fane... I gained a lot of "villain plots advanced beyond the module's scope" experience with these guys!

 

[Dinkeldog]

They only got the xp for the golems once.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I’m not sure about giving full experience for bypassing the encounter as Shorty did. Maybe a partial award – and then only to Shorty.

What's this nonsense? What, you think Shorty can do his thing without the rest of us there to protect him?

We'll see how well THAT turns out...


Wulf

 

[coyote6]

Yeah, the only XP I don't split up when I'm GMing is for pure roleplaying, or for things done strictly solo. The latter hasn't happened yet, IIRC.

(Casting a spell with all your pals around is no more "solo" than rolling a 20 for initiative, and following it with a critical hit that kills the sole bad guy in a fight.)

I'd probably have given the PCs partial XP for that, if they didn't end up having to actually fight 'em later. I'm guessing that Wulf & co. did end up facing those two golems, though.

 

[Halma]

Wall of Force

Wall of Force kicks ass.. if they don't have teleport. With that said I am all for Dawn's idea of Shorty getting all the Exp. He does all the work anyway...Hhehehehehehehe...










Halma the Dead Barbarian........?


Oh. Nice post Ben.....er... Wulf...

 

[Nail]

They only got the xp for the golems once.

I.e. "Sure, they bypassed 'em....for now." And then the golems came after Wulf and co.?

BTW, would GMW work on a blade barrier? Or at least on one of the whirling blades? (shrug) I'm thinking that that plus a wall of force would just nuke th' golems...with no injuries on the PCs side.

 

[Plane Sailing]

We'll see how well THAT turns out...

C'mon, we've had the hints, let's see the carnage!

 

[shilsen]

Yeah! What Plane Sailing said. We need some bloody bits here.

 

[Bronz Dragon]

Exp. Awards

I would give them exp. for a trick once or twice, but if the party used it constantly, there would be penalties. Like 110% less exp penalties.