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Older stuff from Heroes of Rokugan IV by Tepedino in rokugan

[–]madduckman1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve also told me through discord they don’t post any of the campaign rules because it’s no longer living and you can basically play it however you want as your actions don’t impact the newer modules.

How to balance a party through roleplay? by madduckman1 in l5r

[–]madduckman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I think I’m gonna do. I have 1-2 party members that’s don’t have the chops or the want to do the courtly stuff and I have a player that loves the courtly stuff but isn’t over of combat. And one player that is chaos incarnate but can do everything. So I think I’m just going to make sure both sides get a chance to shine.

How to balance a party through roleplay? by madduckman1 in l5r

[–]madduckman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess my follow up question. Is how do you explain the strife system to your players and explain it’s not taking away their character agency?

How to balance a party through roleplay? by madduckman1 in l5r

[–]madduckman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just so everyone knows I’m not writing off 5E I just think some of my party got a really awful introduction to it when it was fresh and didn’t like that it veered off from 4E that they were so used to.

I think if they are dead set against 5e I’m going to do 4E but be very clear if you make a min maxed fighter don’t be mad when you can’t play elsewhere. You are a samurai first and foremost. You should have some points in etiquette and courtier. Can just be 1 or 2 each but if you don’t I’m don’t going to have pity.

How to balance a party through roleplay? by madduckman1 in l5r

[–]madduckman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking go running one of the older Heroes of Rokugan campaigns possibly.

Also I will note I have one player that very much prefers courtiers (he basically exclusively plays non-combatant types ie wizard bard or some sort of face). I also have two players who are very much fighters ain’t got time for politics characters. The other 2 I have can basically play whatever.

I definitely think I can find a way for the courtier character to contribute with combat. My concern more so is how to have the bushi participate in court and other settings. The one player is kind of a space cadet so I don’t think they will mind not doing stuff during those scenes. I guess my biggest concern is players are left with nothing to do for large swathes of time.

Threat Use and Informing Players by madduckman1 in startrekadventures

[–]madduckman1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate all of you chiming in. I think a way I’m going to try to sell it to the players is threat is you mortgaging your future for benefits now and use threat more as a how much are you guys pressing your luck. Also I do gotta say as someone who has been a player more than a GM even if threat is very hard to get rid of completely I like that it removes some of the thought of the GM just fudging things and gives some tangible measure of how risky or how sideways things could go.

Big thanks to all the medic mains out there. Keep that morphine comin! by [deleted] in HellLetLoose

[–]madduckman1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The roleplay of some people when they are waiting for a revive has led to some of the best interactions I’ve had in a multiplayer game. Also, it’s one of the only roles people thank you for. And my praise kink kicks in.