[dungeoncrawl] Re: Tuesday morning thoughts
- From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 09:43:46 US/Eastern
John, thanks for taking the time to
start the discussion! I agree, last
night was great - to be honest, I'm
still a bit messed up from my weekend,
but the night itself was a bright point.
I think Kage summed up the irony of the
situation best when he said of Tori, "I
can't stand her! She's so...grumpy!".
I also think the party did the best
thing - after all, my own characters
almost killed each other over the
suggested solution. Definitely went
well...
> Since we always discuss Damon's
plots after we finish playing, there
> isn't a whole lot for me to say the
next morning. However, there are a
> few things we mentioned that I wanted
to touch on again, and one
> revelation I had on the way home last
night.
> First of all, I thought last
night went great! I had a wonderful
> time, as I always do with the Sigil.
The role-playing was a blast, as
> always, and I thought the combat was
fun. Nautical fighting is
> something we rarely do, and I thought
last night had a very strong mood
> to it. Perhaps I was reading into
it, but I felt as though the
> characters were in a horror movie;
you knew something bad was coming,
> but you didn't know what or from
where. Very effective.
> I know the big debate last night
was whether or not the plot had
> been contrived, and if Damon had
forced the group to do certain things.
> I want to say again that I come down
firmly on the side of the DM on
> this one; Damon put the characters in
a position where there choices
> were limited, and I think the path
they took was a sound one. Should
> they have stayed on the island? What
sane person would have done that?
> There was no food, no water, and no
place to go on the island. Perhaps
> it's because I just saw Castaway this
weekend, but the idea of staying
> on that tiny island was never an
option for my characters.
> Should we have allowed the kraken
to tow the boat out to sea? This
> is probably the only decision that
could be considered contrived, but I
> stand by what Cullen suggested.
First of all, the only way to stop the
> kraken was to destroy the anchor,
which would have left the ship without
> an important piece of equipment.
Second of all, everyone in the party
> had agreed that they had no idea how
to sail a boat. So, if they had
> removed the anchor, then what? They
couldn't very well sail away, as
> they didn't know how to do that.
They also couldn't hope to find land,
> as they couldn't navigate (and didn't
know where land was if they
> could). At least the kraken had a
destination in mind, and what
> adventurer wouldn't rather go out
fighting a giant sea beast, rather
> than shriveling away from hunger and
thirst?
> Finally, should we have expedited
the party's capture at the hands
> (fins?) of the sahaugin? Again, why
not? Alturo could not Teleport the
> entire group due to weight
restrictions, meaning some people would
have
> been left behind. By using Wind
Walk, he would have allowed a few of
> them to travel quickly, but stuck at
sea with no way to navigate, those
> people would have been dead, just a
little slower. If some of the group
> had left via Teleport, how would they
have ever located those people
> left behind? And if the party had
destroyed all of their attackers,
> then what? They would have been
stuck in the middle of the ocean with
> no food, water or boat. The sahaugin
wanted them alive, since they were
> trying to capture rather than kill
them, so they might as well find out
> why.
> Anyway, by my calculation, Damon
did a fine job. He put the party
> in a crappy situation, but he didn't
force them to do anything. I think
> the Sigil did a great job, and I'm
very excited to see where they end up
> next week. I'm hoping for a visit to
the Sahaugin underwater city, as I
> think that would be too cool! Like
the gungans in Episode I, but
> without the annoying specking voices.
> By the way, I was thinking of the
characters last night, and I
> suddenly realized why Tori and Kage
dislike each other so much. It's
> because they are so similar! Sure,
Tori is a little more on the good
> side, but both of them are pragmatic,
stubborn and willing to do what it
> takes to get the job done. Siblings
separated at birth?
>
>
>
>
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