On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:43:54 -0500 "Shaun Miller" <millergs@...> writes: >> What might also help is throwing some of the newer, stronger dark >creatures at >> the players. It would be a way to teach that no matter how much they >arm >> themselves physically, they still need to be trusting in the >OverLord for >> their protection. If they want to wear armor, fine. Let's see how >they >fare >> against a few vampires.... > > >One thing I had done in my game was to "beef up" current dark >creatures. I >have used homemade DCs but mainy I just gave them more everything. > > >Your Bro. In Him, > > Shaun > > "Beefing up" the DCs would probably help for the more experienced players, but what about the rookie? A newer LR would not have had the time or the funds to aquire armor or special weapons, so the tougher DCs would probably waste them. Mike > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rich Sezov" <sezov@...> >To: <dragonraid@...> >Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 9:27 AM >Subject: Re: [DragonRaid] Re: Armor, Shields, etc > > >> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Joe Revesz wrote: >> >> > One problem with using physical armor, one could start relying on >it >> > more then the OverLord's protection. >> >> To jump off on this, I have experimented in my group with the new >> armor/encumbrance rules, and I have to say that it *does* encourage >the >> players to rely on the armor more. They also tend to not play as >"smartly," >> believing that since their bonus to their Shield of Faith is so >high, they >can >> pick a fight whenever they want. >> >> What I've done for the meantime, since we're playtesting County >Faire, is >not >> allow them to have the armor for this mission (it's hot enough >already in >the >> desert without being encased in metal). >> >> What might also help is throwing some of the newer, stronger dark >creatures at >> the players. It would be a way to teach that no matter how much they >arm >> themselves physically, they still need to be trusting in the >OverLord for >> their protection. If they want to wear armor, fine. Let's see how >they >fare >> against a few vampires.... >> >> -- >> Rich Sezov >> sezov@... >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, send ANY message to ><dragonraid-unsubscribe@...> >> >> > >__________________________________________ >NetZero - Defenders of the Free World >Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at >http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, send ANY message to ><dragonraid-unsubscribe@...> > ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.