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| location | Massachusetts | |
| age | 30 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 7 months |
| seen | 19 hours ago | |
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Some coding projects and notes. http://code.sagotsky.com
Opinions on RPG game mastering. http://gm.sagotsky.com
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Nov 30 |
answered | What are good techniques for resurrecting a stalled campaign? |
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Nov 30 |
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When and how should I get the players to cut back on their out of character chatter? Oooh, I like this idea. I'm a big fan of outsourcing GM work under the guise of player responsibility. I've done similar things by appointing a designated rules lawyer to handle easy, non subjective questions. |
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Nov 29 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Nov 29 |
answered | How to get back into gaming? |
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Nov 29 |
awarded | Editor |
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Nov 29 |
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When and how should I get the players to cut back on their out of character chatter? added 555 characters in body |
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Nov 29 |
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When and how should I get the players to cut back on their out of character chatter? I've tried #1. They are aware it's a problem. We run in to the problem of finishing up one last topic. There's always someone who has to get the final word in and then we can game. #2 also seems likely. I prefer a chatty game, but the players took a combat heavy path recently. They're at the end of that though, so we'll see if returning to a more social game helps. |
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Nov 29 |
asked | When and how should I get the players to cut back on their out of character chatter? |
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Nov 28 |
answered | How can I make my game more “noir” as a GM? |
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Nov 24 |
answered | Are there any magic items that greatly improve insight, or allow a character to discern lies? |
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Nov 24 |
answered | Are there any magic items that greatly improve insight, or allow a character to discern lies? |
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Nov 23 |
answered | Do creatures occupy cubic space, or are larger creatures still one square tall? |
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Nov 23 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Nov 23 |
accepted | How should I budget for ally/third party NPCs in 4e combats? |
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Nov 23 |
answered | What's the cheapest, good way for someone to try getting into painting miniatures? |
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Nov 22 |
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How should I budget for ally/third party NPCs in 4e combats? I've put some more thought into the amount to budget. My current thought is to add a fraction of an encounter's XP, determined by that group's position in the combat. What I mean by that is that the first faction adds full XP to the budget. Second faction adds half. Third faction adds a third. So if a single fight is worth 1000, a fight pitting the PCs against two separate groups would be 1500 (so each group is 750). Against three groups would be 1833 (giving each group 633). I think that's as far as any other formula I'm likely to find. Comments? |
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Nov 19 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Nov 19 |
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How should I budget for ally/third party NPCs in 4e combats? For the other idea, does doubling it work? I feel like they'll face a potentially bigger threat. But if they're only fighting half the force at once (effectively a normal sized fight), they'll deal with that and then finish off what remains from the other half of the combat. Full XP in that case seems high. Maybe the second half is only worth half as much? |
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Nov 19 |
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How should I budget for ally/third party NPCs in 4e combats? I hadn't considered adding up XP after the fight is done. That's probably a good idea if the fight doesn't go how I planned (ie, if the party successfully allies with one group immediately and slaughters the other group, I'd give them the fraction they did earn (plus a bonus for quick thinking and diplomacy)). It doesn't really tell me what to put on each side of the battle though. |
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Nov 19 |
awarded | Student |
