Simple question: As a DM, how do you feel about the dreaded coup de grace? Do you use it? Ever? If you do, in what situations? Is a DM who never uses...
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... DMG, page 40: "Monsters and Fallen Characters Don't hit people when they're down. When a character falls unconscious, monsters turn their attention to...
... to ... Or people who want the game to focus on the players having fun and killing monsters, instead of DM's doing their best to kill characters at every...
... Or people who want the game to focus on the players having fun and killing monsters, instead of DM's doing their best to kill characters at every...
... characters ... you can't really lose to be boring. Then again, those cheat codes in video games that make you invincible are strangely popular, so maybe ...
Keyword: usually. >:) In most cases, as a DM, I would say no, you're not goign to use CDG. If it's a long fight and a PC has dropped and gotten back up...
Looks about right to me. Part of the reasoning behind the DMG injunction is that only PCs are actually likely to get up again in time to rejoin a fight. I'd be...
... Ever? If you do, in what situations? Depends on the situation, but in general I would Coup de Grace if the atacker could not see or know of any other...
You win at D&D by everyone having fun. Challenging adventures are fun, and the resulting (fair) deaths add to that sense of challenge. If the DM thinks they...
... You win at D&D by everyone having fun. Â Challenging adventures are fun, and the resulting (fair) deaths add to that sense of challenge. If the DM thinks...
I've had once experience where I was tempted to use the CdG on players. The defenders and melee strikers had basically run around the low-level opponents to...
Ok that's all fine and good however regardless if it's 1% or over 50% why exclude any of your playerbase from playing something? Again it just seems...
I think it's less a case of excluding some of the player base than LFR making certain rules about character creation. To my mind, it's no different from...
... of 10k ... many ... may have ... the number ... I do recall when the play numbers were more publically discussed; this was probably around 2002 or 2003. I...
... From: <MrIndPants@...> To: <LivingFR@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [LivingFR] RPGA vs non-RPGA was Re: To allow...
While this scenario points out some serious deficiencies in play by some players, I'm not sure penalizing in that manner is the right thing to do. Maybe a...
easier than that... all dual wielding cheesemongers take 500pts cheese damage when they activate both items... (hot cheese can burn real bad) ... From:...
Personnaly in the scenario provided, I would hace had the creatures haul off the bodies. Not far and certainly not recoverable. But teach both the defenders...
We had a player upset today when the DM ruled that the party had suffered a TPK. While I don't know exactly what was said between the player and the DM, I ...
Ugh. I hate situations like that ... but what are you going to do. On the one hand, if the monsters are intelligent (and evil?), they will likely coup de grace...
As senior judge, you are responsible not for observing the letter of the law, but ensuring that everyone has the most enjoyment from the event. That is really...
... it? Ever? If you do, in what situations? ... being a jerk? Is it inherently unfair to the ... I've never coup-de-grace'd in LG or LFR, but then again I...
Hey all, I am likely moving this summer, and am considering the gaming atmosphere to be part of my decision-making process. If you know of (or are part of) a...
... In a roleplaying game the job of the DM is to represent the NPCs. Their actions should reflect who or what they are. It shouldn't be you, it should be who...
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