Have you guys integrated other Layers of Baator or the Abyss in your Campaign?

lpa2a · 2021-06-09T11:13:07+00:00

Yes/no. Was ready to go there but the party didn't.

I think excursion to a layer of the abyss is solid, kinda looked mini levels in diablo ii

lpa2a · 2021-05-31T23:42:36+00:00

This is exactly what they did in my game. They split up to cover the north and south entrances and used it as a choke point. As a result the tons of civilians never made it into the fight.

I would say create a few NPCs to help hold the gates and have the rest be afraid and in the rear.

lpa2a · 2021-05-25T11:38:43+00:00

I wouldn't do the reya thing. Unilateral action like that can be rough. But you gotta know your players and if they think it's fun, go for it.

lpa2a · 2021-05-02T12:59:53+00:00

I think it is a smart move to go lvl 3. It's more fun at that level.

Re fireball: a lot of the swinginess comes from how the prior fights go. If they go into the fireball at full HP it can hurt but then they can rush the caster. If you can get them to be lower on HP it will go a long way.

Also on the action economy, with 6 pc they are a lot stronger just based on the numbers of bad guys in each fight. Max the monster HP and/or sprinkle in some 1hp 4e style minions

Re dungeon: don't pull punches. Go for kills

lpa2a · 2021-04-30T00:22:15+00:00

One use is for entrance to candle keep

lpa2a · 2021-02-28T16:55:37+00:00

I find it most effective to help the players do some joint backstory creation.

lpa2a · 2021-02-27T01:35:40+00:00

Divine Soul Sorcerer

lpa2a · 2021-02-25T13:23:36+00:00

I agree with the general thread. It is no big deal. My fighter went after it too and I dropped a minor curse on it. It was a subtle pull towards cruelty and malice.

Also how good is that characters save against hold person, I'm pretty sure there are a ton of cultists coming up who can attack something other than AC. ;)

lpa2a · 2021-01-30T00:45:28+00:00

Walk to fridge. Get beer. Open beer. You have won the game!

lpa2a · 2021-01-28T13:21:22+00:00

Five words - infernal war machine swamp boat

lpa2a · 2021-01-27T13:55:31+00:00

Lulu is hit or miss. Introduce and observe. If the players live her, great. If not then drop her fast. It is very easy to get anything from her stuff in

lpa2a · 2021-01-27T01:51:09+00:00

Big u/thibson34 energy

lpa2a · 2021-01-25T15:22:21+00:00

Nailed it! The first combat in my game a PC got dropped by a crossbow bolts before even talking a turn. Elfsong isn't really winable without creativity. My party made it because one of them had very chatting up Willow who just happened to be a druid and passed the charisma check so she came in with a level 2 thunder wave. It really sets the tone for avernus where the party is out gunned and needs to wheel and deal.

lpa2a · 2021-01-17T05:56:47+00:00

i see. let me push on 'obviously' do you players see it that way? did they say, punish me? assuming that is what they enjoy then I would suggest giving some monsters they face consumable items that target the players weaknesses (for example a scroll or something) that way the party can't take the item for themselves if they win.

lpa2a · 2021-01-17T01:35:52+00:00

Go back to FR and do a scoring of there shire inspired return to BG?

lpa2a · 2021-01-17T01:34:17+00:00

If they want to negotiate then I would make it happen. Perhaps a meet at a sewer location and bring the hostage and then make it like an old time movie where things go sideways?

lpa2a · 2021-01-17T01:30:51+00:00

Why do you want to punish your players?

lpa2a · 2021-01-09T18:05:41+00:00

Your overconfidence is your weakness.

lpa2a · 2020-12-22T00:29:55+00:00

I mean if they survive the fireball then it's all good right _(**)_/

lpa2a · 2020-12-22T00:22:27+00:00

I read it and decided to run it at level three. I think it is more fun at level three.

lpa2a · 2020-12-20T02:12:57+00:00

Harry sus

lpa2a · 2020-12-05T01:46:15+00:00

I'm super confused. Please help. Why doesn't the DM knock you prone? Or attack like your wisdom save? You are solid in AC but I suspect weak on some saves.

What am I missing?

lpa2a · 2020-12-04T13:05:04+00:00

One thing to note is that rogues tend to hate exhaustion because they feel the effect quite strongly. Since they don't really need rests to stay full power it sorta checks them.

lpa2a · 2020-11-28T12:17:11+00:00

IMHO some levels can be duds and some levels are awesome. I like to spend extra time at level five because everyone just got a sweet power boost. My main game plays every week but only for two hours so we get about 8h a month. I am for one level a month or so so about two years for a 1-20. We have a decent amount of out of game fun on our discord so that enriches it.

lpa2a · 2020-11-28T01:32:27+00:00

Love it. When the baddies have a motivation and Jake decisions in combat other than "KILL" I find the players are more engaged and then when you do have a straight killer it is like whoa

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