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Last Sunday's AD&D game was a disaster. In our prelim scenario one PC wasted a conviniently placed "genie in a bottle" wish spell on their own advancement after a number of PCs had been level-drained from a wraith. Following this the DM run us through G1: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, but changed the plot and setting in significant ways that simply made no sense at all. Fortunately tonightcalisi will run the second session of Covenant, which is proving to be most engaging.
Went to Splodge! on Monday withcaseopaya, severina_242, _zombiemonkey, recumbenteer and L. to see Logan's Run.Silly film, but a good way to spend an eve.
This Sunday the Unitarian Extension Movement is hosting a forum on climate change with Dr. Peter Cristoff from the Australian Conservation Foundation, Gavin McFadzean of the World Wildlife Fund and Dr. Michael O'Connell from the Alternative Technology Association.
ktwhoopi. I knew it! Cocktails are good for you (via wildilocks.Last Sunday's AD&D game was a disaster. In our prelim scenario one PC wasted a conviniently placed "genie in a bottle" wish spell on their own advancement after a number of PCs had been level-drained from a wraith. Following this the DM run us through G1: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, but changed the plot and setting in significant ways that simply made no sense at all. Fortunately tonight
calisi will run the second session of Covenant, which is proving to be most engaging.Went to Splodge! on Monday with
caseopaya, severina_242, _zombiemonkey, recumbenteer and L. to see Logan's Run.Silly film, but a good way to spend an eve.This Sunday the Unitarian Extension Movement is hosting a forum on climate change with Dr. Peter Cristoff from the Australian Conservation Foundation, Gavin McFadzean of the World Wildlife Fund and Dr. Michael O'Connell from the Alternative Technology Association.
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Yeah, it was fine the giants being Welsh and all (and in the mountains). But the GM decided that he wanted a stand-up face-to-face medieval battle, complete with personal challenges, in contrast to the commando mission that G1 is (very well, imo) designed for.
So apart from the fact that it became an excuse to slaughter the first and second level henchmen he allocated to us (which he generated by hand, no less), and the fact the entire plot of stealthy invasion of a base was no longer in play, the giants (being chaotic evil) were not being played according to the rather minimal characterisation that was given to them.
So in a nutshell, it didn't work as a story. I was very annoyed and frustrated by the experience. Indeed, it was possibly the worst gaming experience (as opposed to player-social contract experience) that I've been in.