tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134750084087927747.post5362810834690543751..comments2023-10-15T06:44:30.195-06:00Comments on Ode to Black Dougal: Northern Marches SessionP_Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374589162025099763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134750084087927747.post-28403013117210159872009-06-27T13:14:43.219-06:002009-06-27T13:14:43.219-06:00JB,
Up until recently when a character dies either...JB,<br />Up until recently when a character dies either a new 1st level character was rolled up or a retainer was promoted to PC status. This is just another reason why retainers are so important. But honestly most of the PCs never really took the time or spent the money to find any decent retainers so in nearly all cases a new character was created.<br />Recently I implemented a house rule that they could keep 50% of the previous PC experience.<br /><br />The level disparity has not crept in yet. Everyone is still very low level. This has been caused by 2 things: 1) me being too stingy with treasure - which I am trying to rectify (even though little treasure was found last session); and 2) a really, really high mortality rate among PCs. I am anticipating this to alleviate itself as the players continue to sharpen their "old-school" skills.<br /><br />As the campaign continues I am anticipating that adventuring parties do some grouping by character level. Most people will have more fun if their PCs adventure with others of roughly the same power level. But I am also never really anticipating that levels get too divergent.P_Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374589162025099763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134750084087927747.post-10219022751704948022009-06-27T03:13:51.272-06:002009-06-27T03:13:51.272-06:00Out of curiosity, what happens when a player's...Out of curiosity, what happens when a player's character dies and the player creates a new character? Does he create a 1st level character, or one of similar level to the dead one? Is there a wide spread/variety of levels in your group? Since you are developing "multiple parties" are the parties grouped by level?JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134750084087927747.post-58927729121266916112009-06-26T23:08:17.987-06:002009-06-26T23:08:17.987-06:00Konrad roolz.
Thieves drool.Konrad roolz.<br /><br />Thieves drool.K-Slackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012672821387508266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134750084087927747.post-16184043297561974772009-06-26T22:25:16.149-06:002009-06-26T22:25:16.149-06:00I'm glad everyone had fun. :)I'm glad everyone had fun. :)Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134750084087927747.post-39491470177556122202009-06-26T12:27:30.165-06:002009-06-26T12:27:30.165-06:00"It was actually a fairly mundane session.&qu..."It was actually a fairly mundane session."<br /><br />Sounds like a good time to me. A session doesn't have to have Michael Bay explosions to be a good session.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134750084087927747.post-77201809468627085052009-06-26T11:49:11.693-06:002009-06-26T11:49:11.693-06:00They also bought spears - a good tactical move.They also bought spears - a good tactical move.P_Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374589162025099763noreply@blogger.com