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My first stint at being a DM (D&D 4e) came to an abrupt halt during yesterday's session. We had a nice bit of role-playing as they were thrown out of town and decided where to go next.
Then they were ambushed by a "tax collector" and his guards. And his pet cat. Okay, the cat was a displacer beast, a small one (gotta love customizing monsters).
The problem with this situation, is it wouldn't be logical for the enemy to run away or take them prisoner. I fudged a lot of the damage, but the guards overwhelmed the party (though the Avenger did take down the tax collector).
Maybe I shouldn't have had six guards. Or made them bugbears.
One of the party ran away, so it wasn't a Total Party Kill. I was kind of abashed, but the guys were great about it. They thought it was a great battle, they're happy to play in the world again and I got some great compliments on my storytelling.
I'm going to take a break for a bit. We're going to play Fate for a few weeks, then my boyfriend is going to start up another 4e campaign. I know he wants to do a modern-day setting at some point, but Fate character-generating is a long process, as much as he likes the rules of the game.
I have a ninja for the Fate game, and a predator druid with an alternate wolf form for 4e already created.
Then they were ambushed by a "tax collector" and his guards. And his pet cat. Okay, the cat was a displacer beast, a small one (gotta love customizing monsters).
The problem with this situation, is it wouldn't be logical for the enemy to run away or take them prisoner. I fudged a lot of the damage, but the guards overwhelmed the party (though the Avenger did take down the tax collector).
Maybe I shouldn't have had six guards. Or made them bugbears.
One of the party ran away, so it wasn't a Total Party Kill. I was kind of abashed, but the guys were great about it. They thought it was a great battle, they're happy to play in the world again and I got some great compliments on my storytelling.
I'm going to take a break for a bit. We're going to play Fate for a few weeks, then my boyfriend is going to start up another 4e campaign. I know he wants to do a modern-day setting at some point, but Fate character-generating is a long process, as much as he likes the rules of the game.
I have a ninja for the Fate game, and a predator druid with an alternate wolf form for 4e already created.
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You've got me curious about your game now. If your party had survived the tax collector, what did you have planned out for after?
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There was a fair amount of loot in the tax collector's wagon, so they'd have some fun things to add to their kit or to sell on their next stop. They were on their way to a city to track down the missing heir to the throne of a neighboring country.
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