tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post6625118132170157889..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: I draw my sword and... Wait, it's a what?!?trollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-91567487917932439072009-03-15T14:46:00.000-05:002009-03-15T14:46:00.000-05:00I'll likely have the NPC try to parlay with th...I'll likely have the NPC try to parlay with the PCs before we roll for initiative. Usually that's a sign that there's an other option than combat.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, at the time 3e came out, I was growing frustrated with the nitty gritty one second by turn detail level of Gurps. The 3e ruleset was a refreshing return to the all the things D&D I had missed so much.ChattyDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774125843333573256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-15710715045939171692009-03-15T11:47:00.000-05:002009-03-15T11:47:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm so used to having players who have at le...Yeah, I'm so used to having players who have at least thumbed through the monster books. It's just an assumed thing these days.<BR/><BR/><I>That's why I want to add a little more options to other wise combat only encounters... My players will likely chose to fight anyway... but at least it WILL be a choice.</I><BR/><BR/>Are you doing anything to let them know about the choice? Posting in your blog about it certainly counts, but are you going to do something at the table to reinforce the notion?<BR/><BR/>One thing I'll say about 3e, though it wasn't my cup of tea it was an excellently crafted system that really did bring a lot of old gamers back into the hobby. The timing was certainly right, and I think players like yourself were ready for something more complex that you could really sink your teeth into.trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-31637874150545792522009-03-15T11:13:00.000-05:002009-03-15T11:13:00.000-05:00I've always had at least one foot in the Old S...I've always had at least one foot in the Old School, having played various versions of D&D since the 1st edition of Advanced D&D have. Although the 3rd edition really brought me back in the fold after a 10 years hiatus.<BR/><BR/>What you propose to do would not work with my group because I'm the only one with a copy of the Monster Manual and we're still in our first 4e game (level 6 now).<BR/><BR/>That's why I want to add a little more options to other wise combat only encounters... My players will likely chose to fight anyway... but at least it WILL be a choice.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for musing on this, your proposal would totally work in a group with many 4e DMs... harnessing metagame knowledge to shape player decisions... good idea.ChattyDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774125843333573256noreply@blogger.com