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| Sep 7, 2020 at 22:15 | history | edited | John Dallman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 30, 2018 at 22:35 | comment | added | G_B | @Doc Roles have a way of influencing outlook, and gauging encounter "fairness" for complex stuff is hard. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 at 16:32 | comment | added | Doc | @HellSaint I'd argue like I did before that that aspect isn't due to the second GM, but rather than just the specific GM's outlook. A second GM who specifically handles combat isn't necessarily any better at handling fights, and a single GM could expend just as much time to prepare encounters. This isn't an issue with a second GM, just with how any given GM handles things. A single GM can be just as bad or worse when it comes to combat (I've had GMs who threw incredibly difficult encounters at my team before). So long as a GM is designing and running things fairly, things should be fair. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 at 16:15 | comment | added | HellSaint | @Doc The short answer is that the Evil DM is not as worried with the party living as the Good DM and he usually has more expertise on mechanical aspects (meaning he's better at fights) than both the Good DM and the party. Also he literally has time to prepare simply on how to play a particular encounter, while an all around DM is worried about many other things. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 at 14:34 | comment | added | Doc | @GeoffreyBrent how does the co-GM increase challenge? So long as they're designing fights to be fair (as any GM should) and running them fairly, it shouldn't have any effect. The only "increase in challenge" would be caused if they wanted things to be more challenging, but that's applicable to single-GM too; the second GM isn't relevant. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 at 8:53 | comment | added | G_B | @HellSaint yeah, the guy playing the monsters fully intended the TPK. My fault was in giving him that job without realising the balance consequences... | |
| Apr 30, 2018 at 3:33 | comment | added | HellSaint | @GeoffreyBrent Been there, caused an intended TPK. That's why some people call the DM running combat the "Evil DM" - he's not as worried as the Plot DM with the characters not dying - the opposite. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 at 2:26 | comment | added | G_B | If assigning a co-GM to run monsters, be aware that this can significantly increase their challenge. Been there, caused an unintended TPK... | |
| Apr 29, 2018 at 10:47 | vote | accept | Turion | ||
| Apr 29, 2018 at 10:45 | history | answered | John Dallman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |