Comments on: The Pain of Campaigning III: The Plot Thickens http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pain of Campaigning VIII: What About the Bad Guys? | Critical Hits http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61202 Pain of Campaigning VIII: What About the Bad Guys? | Critical Hits Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:09:30 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61202 [...] Pain of Campaigning I: Story and Pre-Game Decisions The Pain of Campaigning II: Starting the Game The Pain of Campaigning III: The Plot Thickens The Pain of Campaigning IV: Put a Little Politics In It The Pain of Campaigning V: Suitable Villains [...] [...] Pain of Campaigning I: Story and Pre-Game Decisions The Pain of Campaigning II: Starting the Game The Pain of Campaigning III: The Plot Thickens The Pain of Campaigning IV: Put a Little Politics In It The Pain of Campaigning V: Suitable Villains [...]

]]> By: The Pain of Campaigning IV: Put a Little Politics in it | Critical Hits http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61201 The Pain of Campaigning IV: Put a Little Politics in it | Critical Hits Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61201 [...] Pain of Campaigning I: Story and Pre-Game Decisions The Pain of Campaigning II: Starting the Game The Pain of Campaigning III: The Plot Thickens The Pain of Campaigning IV: Put a Little Politics In It The Pain of Campaigning V: Suitable Villains [...] [...] Pain of Campaigning I: Story and Pre-Game Decisions The Pain of Campaigning II: Starting the Game The Pain of Campaigning III: The Plot Thickens The Pain of Campaigning IV: Put a Little Politics In It The Pain of Campaigning V: Suitable Villains [...]

]]> By: Yax http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61200 Yax Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:52:28 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61200 Whenever I introduce a magic item that screws up the balance of the game I try to find a way to get rid of the item "a la rust monster" but more often than not, when the time comes to get rid of the object forever I bail - somehow the PCs have noticed the magic item wasn't right and find a reason not to use it to its fullest. The DM weaves the story but the players are telling it too and it helps if they want to tell, and live a good story. Whenever I introduce a magic item that screws up the balance of the game I try to find a way to get rid of the item “a la rust monster” but more often than not, when the time comes to get rid of the object forever I bail – somehow the PCs have noticed the magic item wasn’t right and find a reason not to use it to its fullest.

The DM weaves the story but the players are telling it too and it helps if they want to tell, and live a good story.

]]> By: OriginalSultan http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61199 OriginalSultan Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:06:45 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/2007/11/26/the-pain-of-campaigning-iii-the-plot-thickens/#comment-61199 Ah yes, the rust monsters. I do remember that encounter. Still, I have to say that generally The Main Event generally buffed up lagging characters instead of nerfing excelling ones, which tended to go over much better with the players themselves. As he matured as a game master, and as the D&D became increasingly balanced, there came a point where none of the characters were really 'useless'. Some were better than others at certain things, to be sure, but eventually we reached that oh-so-special place of having every character fulfill some useful role to the party. Ah yes, the rust monsters. I do remember that encounter. Still, I have to say that generally The Main Event generally buffed up lagging characters instead of nerfing excelling ones, which tended to go over much better with the players themselves. As he matured as a game master, and as the D&D became increasingly balanced, there came a point where none of the characters were really ‘useless’. Some were better than others at certain things, to be sure, but eventually we reached that oh-so-special place of having every character fulfill some useful role to the party.

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