Comments on: DM Chronicles: The legend of the Broken Dice, Session 2, Part 2 http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:32:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ChattyDM http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47987 ChattyDM Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:30:34 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47987 Well good thing you played her like that... I'm sure your players enjoyed it more... I really think she was designed not to be killed the 1st time around... ..but us softy DMs had to do something about it! :) Well good thing you played her like that… I’m sure your players enjoyed it more…

I really think she was designed not to be killed the 1st time around…

..but us softy DMs had to do something about it! :)

]]> By: Crut http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47986 Crut Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:18:41 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47986 So after using up all her spells and a couple of SinSpawn the quasit dropped her invisibilty and started insulting the characters. They were getting increasingly frustrated until our ranger just jumped up, grappled her, and proceeded to hold her down for our enraged dwarven barbarian. Messy. My players enjoyed the combat, but I really don't see what a 2nd level party is supposed to do with this encounter if the DM doesn't tone it down a bit. At second level there aren't many ways to see invisible, even if they can see invisible they probably don't have high enough attack bonuses to hit her, even if they hit her they're unlikly to do enough damage to get past her damage reducion, and even if they do enough damge she has fast healing. So after using up all her spells and a couple of SinSpawn the quasit dropped her invisibilty and started insulting the characters. They were getting increasingly frustrated until our ranger just jumped up, grappled her, and proceeded to hold her down for our enraged dwarven barbarian. Messy.

My players enjoyed the combat, but I really don’t see what a 2nd level party is supposed to do with this encounter if the DM doesn’t tone it down a bit. At second level there aren’t many ways to see invisible, even if they can see invisible they probably don’t have high enough attack bonuses to hit her, even if they hit her they’re unlikly to do enough damage to get past her damage reducion, and even if they do enough damge she has fast healing.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47985 ChattyDM Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:54:01 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47985 Happy to help Crut! Make them really hate her but play her a bit more like the insane/really angry wacko instead of a calculated PC killer that she can be. Happy to help Crut! Make them really hate her but play her a bit more like the insane/really angry wacko instead of a calculated PC killer that she can be.

]]> By: Crut http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47984 Crut Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:43:28 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47984 I'm also running this campaign and had a very similar experience with this dungeon. I rexpected those SinSpawn to be a bit nastier. I mean, they look good on paper, but they can't hit the broad side of a barn. My player also walloped that Vargouille really quickly. That's probably a good thing as Vargoulle attacks can go badly for players really quickly. Right now they're about to battle the Quasit. Thank you for your advice on nerfing bosses on the fly. I was sort of wondering how 2nd level characters would be able to defeat something they can't see much less hit. Cheers. I’m also running this campaign and had a very similar experience with this dungeon. I rexpected those SinSpawn to be a bit nastier. I mean, they look good on paper, but they can’t hit the broad side of a barn. My player also walloped that Vargouille really quickly. That’s probably a good thing as Vargoulle attacks can go badly for players really quickly. Right now they’re about to battle the Quasit. Thank you for your advice on nerfing bosses on the fly. I was sort of wondering how 2nd level characters would be able to defeat something they can’t see much less hit.

Cheers.

]]> By: Dave T. Game http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47983 Dave T. Game Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:38:25 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47983 I had forgotten until you mentioned it, but my group had the same experience with the Vargouille. I looked forward to using some of its cool abilities, then SPLAT! - it was toast before getting to act. I had forgotten until you mentioned it, but my group had the same experience with the Vargouille. I looked forward to using some of its cool abilities, then SPLAT! – it was toast before getting to act.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47982 ChattyDM Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:32:46 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47982 Yes there is, it's actually a teaser of the Adventure Path's Sin driven headquarters of ancient Runelords. (It's the collapsed headquarter of an ancient runelord or a minor abode of a runelord's minion... I forget). Its function is mostly to push PCs to level up before tackling the next part and allow later understanding on how the adventure's Big Bad became the big bad.... the Quasit Queen corrupted the Big Bad to her faith. But none of this is available to PCs if they don't read abyssal. That Monster book they found is actually full of clues on who the Quasit was and what the cathedral was all about. Yes there is, it’s actually a teaser of the Adventure Path’s Sin driven headquarters of ancient Runelords.

(It’s the collapsed headquarter of an ancient runelord or a minor abode of a runelord’s minion… I forget).

Its function is mostly to push PCs to level up before tackling the next part and allow later understanding on how the adventure’s Big Bad became the big bad…. the Quasit Queen corrupted the Big Bad to her faith.

But none of this is available to PCs if they don’t read abyssal. That Monster book they found is actually full of clues on who the Quasit was and what the cathedral was all about.

]]> By: Roleplay http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47981 Roleplay Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:28:11 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47981 Was there much explanation as to the origin of the dungeon? It looks pretty haplessly designed. Was there much explanation as to the origin of the dungeon? It looks pretty haplessly designed.

]]> By: Graham|ve4grm http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47980 Graham|ve4grm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:00:20 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47980 Not really, though the choice doesn't matter much either. One way gets you to the boss first thing (and the size of the cathedral doors might indicate that). The other two are dungeon exploration, though neither is long. Not really, though the choice doesn’t matter much either.

One way gets you to the boss first thing (and the size of the cathedral doors might indicate that). The other two are dungeon exploration, though neither is long.

]]> By: Tommi http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47979 Tommi Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:32:54 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47979 <blockquote>They had 3 different paths to explore and chose the northernmost.</blockquote> Was there any information to make this an actual decision (as opposed to a blind guess)?

They had 3 different paths to explore and chose the northernmost.

Was there any information to make this an actual decision (as opposed to a blind guess)?

]]> By: Pages tagged "the good the bad and the queen" http://critical-hits.com/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47978 Pages tagged "the good the bad and the queen" Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:15:19 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/02/20/dm-chronicles-the-legend-of-the-broken-dice-session-2-part-2/#comment-47978 [...] bad and the queenOwn a Wordpress blog? Make monetization easier with the WP Affiliate Pro plugin. DM Chronicles: The legend of the Broken Dice, Sess... saved by 4 others     vzcowgirl bookmarked on 02/20/08 | [...] [...] bad and the queenOwn a Wordpress blog? Make monetization easier with the WP Affiliate Pro plugin. DM Chronicles: The legend of the Broken Dice, Sess… saved by 4 others     vzcowgirl bookmarked on 02/20/08 | [...]

]]>