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Cake day: July 8th, 2023

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  • The demons were planning on summoning their evil deity of blood and destruction and making the puppies cry, then opening a permanent portal from the nine hells to our planet. My Fighter, who was already quite upset with the gods, was contacted by an otherworldly entity who proposed him to hijack the portal and let it connect the Nine Hells and the celestial plane instead. The plan was that the gods and the devils/fiends would end up killing each other and leave us mortals be.

    I may have forgotten to ask for our resident paladin’s consent first :D

    We talked a little about ways forward that keep the character but don’t cheapen the mechanic, but the player was like, “No, I rolled the dice on it and lost. His brains are all over the floor now.”

    Gotta hand your player respect for sticking to his decision and its consequences. Some players are so laser-focused on having a rich story and a character arc and whatever, they end up cheaping the experience by removing any kind of real danger to their character. Respecting the dice makes surviving each session much more rewarding IMO.



  • Are you using a Lemmy client that includes the trailing . in the link or something?

    Oh, yeah, sorry, that was it.

    It was an interesting review, thanks a lot for sharing!

    I read the playtest a few months ago and felt the lack of initiative and the fear/hope mechanic didn’t quite work out for me, but I’m glad that it did for you!

    Character creation and sheets are an easy win compared to the mess that is 5e (especially 2024). It’s the first thing that a player usually sees when approaching a new game, so I’m happy that they did it right.