tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3929256421948419706..comments2024-03-19T03:02:38.228-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Dwimmermount, Session 18James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20180904921910297312010-02-19T23:36:17.738-05:002010-02-19T23:36:17.738-05:00Doesn't it in a way act as a disincentive to s...<i>Doesn't it in a way act as a disincentive to saving up for something big (like a stronghold) as the character has to wait a long time before levelling up (and can they earn enough XP to go up more than one level at a time if they spend a ton of saved money at one time, or is excess cash spent lost?)</i><br /><br>Yes and no. In the short term, the system keeps characters XP rich but cash poor. However, as the XP needed to reach the next level increases, the characters aren't going to gain much benefit from blowing all their cash on wine, women, and song. The only stuff they can buy that'll benefit them is a stronghold or something similar, thereby ensuring mid to high-level characters become engaged in the world beyond the dungeon if they want to gain levels faster than the anemic rate you get just from killing stuff in the dungeon (or wilderness).James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55753357597183287372010-02-17T16:02:28.797-05:002010-02-17T16:02:28.797-05:00The XP only for spent gold is interesting, though ...The XP only for spent gold is interesting, though I'm curious how it works at higher levels. Doesn't it in a way act as a disincentive to saving up for something big (like a stronghold) as the character has to wait a long time before levelling up (and can they earn enough XP to go up more than one level at a time if they spend a ton of saved money at one time, or is excess cash spent lost?)Jeremy Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398438801903631183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48267219482063256892009-08-20T21:27:28.186-04:002009-08-20T21:27:28.186-04:00They suspect that the Argent Twilight cultists hav...<i>They suspect that the Argent Twilight cultists have been sponsoring expeditions into the dungeon, but, again, so far they've not run into them.</i><br /><br />Excellent. I can't wait to read of the encounter. Some of the best I ran were struggles of PC vs. NPC bands.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61399613345364472022009-08-20T21:23:49.793-04:002009-08-20T21:23:49.793-04:00Also, is the party the only group that knows about...<i>Also, is the party the only group that knows about Dwimmermount?</i><br /><br>They are not. They've encountered plenty of evidence of rival adventuring parties -- cleared rooms, dead monsters, dead adventurers -- but they've not yet encountered the rival parties directly. They suspect that the Argent Twilight cultists have been sponsoring expeditions into the dungeon, but, again, so far they've not run into them.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65430509762443918182009-08-19T06:48:39.847-04:002009-08-19T06:48:39.847-04:00With regards to Strongholds. The group of my first...With regards to Strongholds. The group of my first level players is led by a third level fighter, a tank, a two-handed sword specialist with Rutger Hauer as character portrait...<br /><br />He was able to get a grant of a local abandoned farmhouse to host the fencing school, where he is to train the local men at arms free of charge and any oher personage that the local baron see fit. Is that not a stronghold?<br /><br />Awesome book: Swordsong by Bernard Cornwall.Brooser Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487438364129415650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53198117002167218392009-08-19T00:17:03.811-04:002009-08-19T00:17:03.811-04:00Another thing that just occured to me is that you ...Another thing that just occured to me is that you could offer them the opportunity to buy magic items -- not from featureless "magic shops" but from the private collections of important and powerful NPCs who perceive the PCs as potential allies. That is, the magic item transaction incentivizes having the PCs enter the arena of political conflict and intrigue. Or something like that.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049576082482175075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75386112577335769292009-08-19T00:10:09.705-04:002009-08-19T00:10:09.705-04:00On the subject of money-spending, the cleric and e...On the subject of money-spending, the cleric and elf players ought to try making up some new spells. The fighters could recruit mercenary armies and go around wreaking havoc a la John Hawkwood. Or maybe have statues made of themselves?Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049576082482175075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79010921350015907422009-08-19T00:08:49.199-04:002009-08-19T00:08:49.199-04:00Sounds like a fun session, and I'll be interes...Sounds like a fun session, and I'll be interested to see how you plan to approach a wilderness adventure - will you wing it, or sketch out the terrain beforehand?<br /><br />Also, is the party the only group that knows about Dwimmermount? I'm surprised they haven't run into another group of looters ...er...adventurers, yet. (Unless I'm forgetting something.)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37752665534496107282009-08-18T23:17:21.941-04:002009-08-18T23:17:21.941-04:00Now this seems to have been a nice session. Cant w...Now this seems to have been a nice session. Cant wait to see what will happen in the next session!<br /> Hey J.,this has nothing to do with Dwimmermount,and Im not sure if this is unknown to you,but given your love for the history of the hobby,I think this might catch your attention.<br /><br />http://www.theescapist.com/BADDbook.htm<br /><br />Check out the entire booklet! Its both funny and creepy,and interesting obviously.Valandilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736239726821755165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-54740908902641042482009-08-18T20:20:59.334-04:002009-08-18T20:20:59.334-04:00'As I've mentioned before, I only give XP ...<i>'As I've mentioned before, I only give XP for gold that's spent. The intention is to keep the character poor but living high on the hog, in true Howardian/Leiberian fashion. The problem my players have discovered is that, after a certain point, it's very hard to find things to spend their money on. Since the highest level character -- Brother Candor -- only just turned 5th-level, strongholds aren't really an option. Or are they? Dordagdonar's player stated outright that he intends to find a secluded vale near Dwimmermount and begin to build a home for himself and, he hopes, other elves fed up with with having to live with "ephemerals." ' </i><br /><br />= 13 flavors of awesome sauce<br /><br />I may change the rules about gp xp in my LL game to this. I also was just telling one of my players -when asked about what to do with $$ if there were no "magic markets- the idea that many PCs in classic D&D were saving their coppers for a keep/hold.Bigharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232940345429292782noreply@blogger.com