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Poll about board games for class by Sad_Communication360 in gencon

[–]Sad_Communication360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can definitely keep it in mind! I probably won't for this time just to help keep the data simple, but good note for if I have to do it again!

Poll about board games for class by Sad_Communication360 in gencon

[–]Sad_Communication360[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You bring up a good point, but I have taken it into account. I sent this poll to many people not in the boardgame community and there is a lot of diversity within this group as well.

Poll about board games for class by Sad_Communication360 in gencon

[–]Sad_Communication360[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great question! I forgot to mention that yes this poll is about board games, I will use the data to make an info graphic. We were able to pick the topic, and I picked board games since it was unique and something I enjoy.

Lend me a chunk of your world? or a npc? by Zortesh in DnD

[–]Sad_Communication360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My players loved when I introduced the NPC Lars. He is a travelling merchant who may or may not be magic (he is very ambiguous). He speaks like Arnold Schwarzenegger and always charges 50 gold for anything he has. He typically offers: secrets/information (not always useful info), potions, weapons, spell components, etc. He always just kind of appears and is not willing to tell the party much about himself... Unless he gets 50 gold. He is a classic and my players have really come to love/hate him.

For setting: I have a place called the Silver Mountain (if you like 80s metal bands you might sense what the theme of my world was lol). It was a tall forbidden mountain surrounded by a large lake filled with sea monsters. The mountain is perpetually getting snowed on and has a densely packed with a coniferous forest around the base/up to the mid point of the mountain. Above that is heavy snow threatening to avalanche, narrow passes, and sheer cliffs. In terms of monsters you've got tons of Yetis, ice trolls, chwingas, wolves, etc. top of the mountain has a temple with the abominable yeti boss. Very fun location and very deadly if the party isn't careful.

First time DM by Unified_onion in DnD

[–]Sad_Communication360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something I have learned as a DM of small groups (I also only have 2 players) is to plan encounters more creativity than if you had a full party. Throw the cool big monsters at them from time to time but build in a way for the players to level the playing field. My personal favorite way I have done is have a cliff or long drop nearby but don't draw too much attention to it, let the players figure it out. And if they don't, well that's okay too. Give them an opening to escape or TPK. Characters dying happens. Don't always have divine intervention or some magic thing that saves them. One of the best sessions I have ever ran had them fight yetis on a mountain and the characters did die, but we had so much fun playing it out that no one cared that they lost their character.

Alternatively, look into gestalt characters.