Comments on: Episode 26 – This is how we do it http://www.runningdtw.com/2009/10/episode-26-this-is-how-we-do-it/ Diagonally Through the Woods: A podcast about tabletop RPGs and other geeky rants. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kevin Weiser http://www.runningdtw.com/2009/10/episode-26-this-is-how-we-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Kevin Weiser Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:55:24 +0000 http://www.runningdtw.com/?p=167#comment-1012 Eight is too goddamn many. It sounds like you guys have PLENTY of players, some of which aren't even in any games right now. Split that shit up! I'd recommend 5 players in one and 4 players in another. The 5 players do D&D or M&M or something traditional, and the 4 players do Mouse Guard or Burning Wheel or something. Maybe Dogs? Play short-ish campaigns, 4-6 months at a time maybe, and switch it around after each campaign to keep things fresh. EIGHT IS TOO MANY! Also, I think you're (whoever said it, you bastards didn't introduce yourselves) right about challenge in 4E. For us, the first fight, sometimes even the second fight, wasn't the fun one. It was the 3rd, 4th, and 5th fight, when Dailies had been used and healing surges were getting low, THATS when things got interesting. And that's how the game's designed to be played. They deliberately set it up so that it's not "ok, we've moved 1 room, lets rest for 8 hours now" anymore. We really enjoyed seeing how far we could push things between rests, how thing our resources could be stretched. Wanna see if your character is a badass? So what if he kills some dudes when he's fresh. Survive a boss fight after 5 fights before that. THEN you're a badass. Kevin P.S. EIGHT IS TOO MANY. Eight is too goddamn many. It sounds like you guys have PLENTY of players, some of which aren’t even in any games right now. Split that shit up! I’d recommend 5 players in one and 4 players in another. The 5 players do D&D or M&M or something traditional, and the 4 players do Mouse Guard or Burning Wheel or something. Maybe Dogs? Play short-ish campaigns, 4-6 months at a time maybe, and switch it around after each campaign to keep things fresh.

EIGHT IS TOO MANY!

Also, I think you’re (whoever said it, you bastards didn’t introduce yourselves) right about challenge in 4E. For us, the first fight, sometimes even the second fight, wasn’t the fun one. It was the 3rd, 4th, and 5th fight, when Dailies had been used and healing surges were getting low, THATS when things got interesting. And that’s how the game’s designed to be played. They deliberately set it up so that it’s not “ok, we’ve moved 1 room, lets rest for 8 hours now” anymore. We really enjoyed seeing how far we could push things between rests, how thing our resources could be stretched.

Wanna see if your character is a badass? So what if he kills some dudes when he’s fresh. Survive a boss fight after 5 fights before that. THEN you’re a badass.

Kevin

P.S. EIGHT IS TOO MANY.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.runningdtw.com/2009/10/episode-26-this-is-how-we-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Andrew Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.runningdtw.com/?p=167#comment-1004 Wow, my first thought was "Jason left in the 'Figure out a topic' part of the night" But it just kept on going. All in all it was good, yeah a train wreck but good discussion. I for see topics coming out of this in a more structured format. Wow, my first thought was “Jason left in the ‘Figure out a topic’ part of the night” But it just kept on going. All in all it was good, yeah a train wreck but good discussion. I for see topics coming out of this in a more structured format.

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