tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post1432452732842555993..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Head-GameAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-24830669111729846472016-02-29T18:55:10.956-07:002016-02-29T18:55:10.956-07:00Yep, I could see that 2nd level illusionist now.
N...Yep, I could see that 2nd level illusionist now.<br />Not that I haven't been in those boots.Oddbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091924105175846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-17589406875462626512016-02-29T12:11:48.155-07:002016-02-29T12:11:48.155-07:00Oh, I should say that the total experience for the...Oh, I should say that the total experience for the last combat (that gave no treasure experience whatsoever) was 11,057, divided among 11 party combatants, none of whom died.<br /><br />The party caused 297 points of damage in taking the room. I know these numbers because I still have the sheet I use to calculate experience.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-87499264921395527032016-02-29T12:06:59.009-07:002016-02-29T12:06:59.009-07:00It was a hell of a night.
The party had three enc...It was a hell of a night.<br /><br />The party had three encounters and fought two combats; the first, the one that concerned them the most, did do about 80 points of damage to the overall party and this wound up soaking a fair bit of the party's healing. The party nicely avoided the second combat by backing off; and then dove into the third combat (which they won by midnight, an hour after my usual shut-down time).<br /><br />This third combat included me rolling maximum damage on a d8 approximately 8 times - and at one point in the combat, I rolled four 20 criticals in four rounds, for 12, 14, 16 and 16 damage. In all, the party took 194 total damage in about 15 rounds. Considering that this was typical AD&D and that no single person had more than 45 hit points at the start of combat, the mess was awful; luckily for the party, no individual was trapped by the combat so they were able to fall back when struck hard, with others to step forward and take their blows in turn. At one point, the 2nd level illusionist was put into the position of "holding the line" - if that tells you how bad it was getting at one point.<br /><br />Most of the rest of the party's healing was soaked up; they have virtually no healing left and are contemplating their difficult options at this point.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-36047102958530301562016-02-29T11:14:06.221-07:002016-02-29T11:14:06.221-07:00By the way,
I'm one of those strange folks who...By the way,<br />I'm one of those strange folks who likes summaries of these things,(I'm honestly not huge on the player turn by player turn detailed stuff)<br /><br />Did you kill anyone?Oddbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091924105175846386noreply@blogger.com