tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post900342989437578358..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: GotchaAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-63255260875417610952013-08-20T23:30:12.398-06:002013-08-20T23:30:12.398-06:00My game--like 90% of games out there--used to revo...My game--like 90% of games out there--used to revolve around "gotcha" moments and railroading. It was all I knew, and it killed my enthusiasm for tabletops in less than a year.<br /><br />Now all's random and all's well. Tables like your Treasure and Hex Generators go a long way in keeping ad hoc crap where it belongs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930967848835421797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-86992083229166822192013-08-20T09:58:37.414-06:002013-08-20T09:58:37.414-06:00In my experience, using succubi on a party is eith...In my experience, using succubi on a party is either incredibly obvious and shallow, as in the beautiful princess you just rescued inexplicably wants to have sex with you, or incredibly mean-spirited, as in that village lass you were smitten with and spent all that time wooing? Totally a succubus the whole time, deal with it. <br /><br />Either way, not very interesting. Mwnrnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497628538764326190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-67170368075425142362013-08-19T19:12:08.200-06:002013-08-19T19:12:08.200-06:00My thought was that the Wife only made sense as a ...My thought was that the Wife only made sense as a monster to "haunt" an NPC, and for the PCs to investigate. Otherwise it's just another silly monster who hits the PCs in a need which mechanically they don't have, unless they are played by goofy horndogs.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.com