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Su n d a y, Se p t e m b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 5
Nowthisisexhilarating,butP&Ptakesadifferentapproachand
doessoforthereasonslistedbelow:
(1)Itaffordstheplayersmore"dwelltime"intheadventure,
meaningtheygettoparticipateforatleastawhile,evenifthey
eventuallydie(whichcananddoeshappen)...
(2)Furthermore,itmakeshitpointsanactualresourcetobe
managed.Thinkaboutit.InD&D,randomdamagecaneasilybypass
anysupposedbufferaffordedbyhaving"more"hits,makingitan
unreliablemeasure.HitpointsinP&Pareamorestableindicator
ofcurrentsurvivabilityand,ingeneral,reflecttheparty's
previouschoicesand/orstrategy,etc.
Evenso,deathCANhappen,althoughwesuggestreadingPartIof
thisseriesbeforegoingontolearnhow...
Barons of Braunstein
But,forstarters,understandthatcertainencountersshould
benuisanceaffairsatbest.Nototalpartykills,butthebattle
willdrainhitsandlimitedspells,makingthegroupweakerfor
theirnextfight,oftenwithlittletoshowforit!
Blood of Pangea
Thethreatofdeathisan
exhilaratingandeverpresentthreat...
TherearemanywaystoexploitP&P'suniquerulestocreatean
atmosphereofmenaceandlethality,somenofurtherthanthebasic
rulebookandsomeimagination:
Animalsandsimilar(natural)beastshavingmultipleattacksper
round(typically,abiteandtwoclaws)aredangerousbecausethey
haveseveralchancestohit.Often,theseenjoyattackand/or
damagebonusesperlevel/sizeforaddeddanger.Forinstance,a
bearhitsnearlyhalfthetime,dealingatleast2pointsofdamage
easilyupto6perroundwiththerightluck!
Wolvesaren'tquiteasstrong,butattackingroups,makingthem
incrediblydangerous.Sobewarned...
Some(lessnatural)enemies,likegargoylesandghouls,alsoget
multipleattacksperroundandhaveotherspecialabilities,likea
resistanceto(normal)missilesortunneling,etc.
BoP: Retrospace
Crocodiles,flytraps,andjelliescandrown,digest,orotherwise
swallowuptheirvictimswholeinamostterribleway...
Andlet'snotforgetthepoisonousand/orvenomousthings,like
spidersandsnakes,whodealoneormorediceofdamageinstantlyif
thevictimfailstosave.Giantspiders,whoseldomgoalone,can
paralyzetheirunluckyvictimsandtrimtheparty'srankswhenevery
swordandspellisneededtosurvive.
Nowobviously,spellusingenemiesorthosewithspecialattacks
thatemulatemagicareverydangerous.Evilmagiciansdon'tneedto
worryaboutsavingspellsandwillhappilydischargeseveralBolts
intothepartybeforefleeingthroughthesecretdooronlytheyknow
about,leavingtheresttofaceahostilemobofgoblinhenchmen
minustheirfighterand/ormagician(orelf)!
Suchenemiesabound,andtherefereeshouldusethem...
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An Abominable Fancy
There'ssafetyinnumbers,and
enemieswilltakefulladvantageofthis...
Humanoids,likegoblinsandorcs,arerelativelyweak*andwill
employstrategytomakeupforthis,oftenseekingsafetyinnumbers
whenoutonpatrol.Thesegettheoutnumberingbonus(+1)while
theirsuperiornumbersholdandmightbearmedwithbowsorsimilar
weaponry.Poisoned(1d6)darts?Youbet!
Ambushesalongwalls(ornarrowvalleypasses)arecommonand,
wheneverpossible,archerswillseekoutcovertomakeany
counterattackmoredifficult(2).Strategyisessentialhere,and
miniaturesarealwaysusefulintacticalsituations.
Deep Delving
die heart
Don't Split the Party
Dungeon Mastering by Candlelight
Eye Ray of the Beholder
Gaming Ballistic
Gorgonmilk
Finally,strongerorcsmightweararmorandemploytwohanded
weaponryforadded(+1)damage.Thisiscommonamongstchieftains,
accompaniedalwaysbyanelitebodyguardandpossiblyaguardian
wolfincaseenemiesgettooclose.Allsuchencountersshouldbe
balancedandfair,butchallengingnonetheless...
Gothridge Manor
Grumblefist Games
Halfling's Luck
Necropraxis
Ofcourse,trapscanalsodealmultiplediceofdamage,andthe
refereeshouldcleverlyplacethesewithaneyetowardswhosetthem
andwhy.Again,thesecanbeundonebycleverstrategy.
NoneofthisismeanttodenigrateD&D,whichweloveforthe
excitingandlethalexperienceitoffers.Butasplay,inevitably,
begantofocusonroleplayingandcharacteridentification,even
itsdesignersbegantointroducerulestoenhancecharactersurvival
beyondasinglebloodysession.Provisionslikererollingany
resultof12forhitpoints(pertheMoldvaygame)attesttothe
basicneedforsurvivabilityinanotherwisedangerousworld!
*Ingeneral,themoreenemiesarepresent,thelowerindividualhit
pointsshouldbe(1HPorcsinnumbersaredangerous)...
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