tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53373117099021438992024-03-13T06:03:38.471-04:00DMG 42Actions the Rules Don't CoverRosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337311709902143899.post-59381350506889464032013-04-15T11:32:00.003-04:002013-04-15T11:32:43.983-04:00Badass Dungeon Crushers - Retrospective<br>
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I bid you all a fond farewell, as this will almost certainly be the last post here on DMG42. I am happy, then, to make the capstone achievement of this little D&D blog be a summary and retrospective on the most exciting, intense, and satisfying D&D campaign I've ever run: Badass Dungeon Crushers. For those unfamiliar, BDC took nine Fourthcore dungeons, linked them all together through various means (hidden stairs, teleportation gates, etc.), and had a team of dungeoneers draw from a finite number of 50 total characters (whose race and class were determined randomly) attempt to defeat all nine dungeons.<br>
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Eleven survived.</div>
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Traps, puzzles, and horrible death was the name of the game. Blood stained the walls of this utterly brutal campaign. It was an absolute blast and taught us all many valuable lessons. Read on below for the players' look back, also provided in convenient PDF form. Follow up questions and comments can always be left here and will be forwarded on to the players as appropriate.<br>
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<li><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwZhP6EMirKvZ0hkUG96Q1loYW8/edit">BDC Campaign Primer</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r3wP50r3uOovVW3V_iQoqOfuZZx27Q9X3szKqNM4SB0/edit#heading=h.n3wnvu4s912q">BDC Campaign Log</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgZhP6EMirKvdEs5bnI0cFh0VzJFZ1F5U095QVRLa3c#gid=0">BDC Graveyard</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.box.com/s/jjghuf57bb5zt7a6pumw">BDC Retrospective</a></b> (PDF)</li>
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</div><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/2013/04/badass-dungeon-crushers-retrospective.html#more">Read more »</a>Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337311709902143899.post-54761719681952165522012-11-17T15:48:00.001-05:002012-11-17T15:48:13.159-05:00APOTHEOSIS: Kaddim<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
<a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/2012/11/apotheosis-kaddim.html#more">Read more »</a>Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337311709902143899.post-87171415232791495182012-11-16T15:51:00.006-05:002012-11-16T15:52:05.580-05:00APOTHEOSIS: Oros<br>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
<a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/2012/11/oros-god-of-darkness-destiny-doom-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337311709902143899.post-50622281606301092552012-11-15T14:16:00.002-05:002012-11-15T14:16:28.944-05:00APOTHEOSIS: Talon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
<a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/2012/11/apotheosis-talon.html#more">Read more »</a>Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337311709902143899.post-48719529624894657202012-11-13T13:25:00.004-05:002012-11-13T13:25:50.098-05:00APOTHEOSIS: Nettle<br>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
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<a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/2012/11/apotheosis-nettle.html#more">Read more »</a>Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337311709902143899.post-76636168580887921332012-11-10T23:43:00.005-05:002012-11-10T23:43:54.962-05:00APOTHEOSIS: Nelson<br>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
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<a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/2012/11/apotheosis-nelson.html#more">Read more »</a>Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337311709902143899.post-75914045365839490752012-11-03T01:11:00.000-04:002012-11-03T01:11:00.812-04:00APOTHEOSIS: Brand<br>
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<i>"I like how when I'm answering a question, I think of something I want to include in the emblem, or when I'm drawing a piece of the emblem i think of an answer to a question. This whole process is surprisingly inter-connected. Kudos to it!"</i></div>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A radiant sun wreathing all things in protective light, and burning all enemies with Its ring of flames. At its center lies the swirling chaos of war and conflict, led by the sword reaching ever outward as a sun’s rays reach toward the horizon. Finally, the Eye of Vengeance watches over all things, and meets transgressors with unyielding retribution. </span><br>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
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<i>This post discusses one of the ten new gods that have ascended to divinity and formed a new pantheon, following the destruction of the Heresiarch at the end of SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch. Click <b><a href="http://dmg42.blogspot.com/search/label/divinity">here</a></b> to learn more about this process.</i><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tordek's symbol is an abstraction of his three domains: life, civilization, and creation. As the 2080 year old dwarf has experienced and tore down many civilizations throughout life and unlife, it seemed appropriate. The symbol represents the hilt of a blade with the cup of life perched above it. This serves as a reminder to all that life and civilization were built by the blade, and must be maintained by its force as well.</span><br>
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with the Heresiarch itself and the end to a 2-1/2 month long play-by-post
adventure. The Heresiarch has gathered forth the divine energies of the
multiverse in a grand ritual of transformation and divine apotheosis. Ten brave
Crusaders have steaded this dark Fane to stop the ritual and save all Humanity.<br>
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In actual play, I find that the 4E magic item distribution rules encourage hoarding of consumable items, which essentially removes those items completely from play as the dungeoneers are always holding onto them for some non-existent <i>"Final Need"</i>.<br>
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I don't like tracking encumbrance; at best it is tedious, at worst it is ignored. An ignored rule has no effect on the game and thus might as well not exist.<br>
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Additionally, I find that wealth and coinage in D&D is almost entirely pointless beyond magic item creation, a subject I'll be getting into at another time. Mundane equipment and almost all Rituals are laughably cheap. If everything can be bought with no trouble, why bother with wealth at all?<br>
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Finally, there is the 4E "Magic Item Arms Race", a subject I've spoken on before, which irks me to no end by removing the wonder and excitement from magic items.<br>
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Here's how I fixed these problems for my Fourthcore Megadungeon.<br>
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<i style="font-size: x-small;">The following is intended for the play-by-post delve of </i><a href="http://www.saveversusdeath.com/" style="font-size: x-small;">SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch</a><i style="font-size: x-small;">.</i><br>
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<i style="font-size: x-small;">The following is intended for the play-by-post delve of </i><a href="http://www.saveversusdeath.com/" style="font-size: x-small;">SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch</a><i style="font-size: x-small;">.</i><br>
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<i style="font-size: x-small;">The following is intended for the play-by-post delve of </i><a href="http://www.saveversusdeath.com/" style="font-size: x-small;">SND-02: Fane of the Heresiarch</a><i style="font-size: x-small;">.</i><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At long last your efforts to penetrate the Heresiarch's citadel have paid off. </span><span style="font-size: large;">After stepping through the mystic red smoke outside of the Heresiarch's demense, you find yourselves at the apex of a watchtower jutting from a deep hole in the surface of the Underworld. Carrion birds circle feebly through the air, viewed from a distance.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A half-manticore, half-minotaur marauder stalks the shadowed halls of the Chaos Maze and descends upon the dungeoneers! Slaying the beast is now their only way out!</span><br>
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<b>BADASS DUNGEON CRUSHERS</b> (BDC) is the tongue-in-cheek name given to my currently running Fourthore Megadungeon D&D campaign. The name stems from the Dungeon Bastard post awhile back (<b><a href="http://www.dungeonbastard.com/?page_id=309">linked here</a></b>) and captures the spirit of competitiveness and struggle in our games, and also meshes perfectly with the level of self-awareness my group has for how ridiculous even the most "serious" of roleplaying games are. This campaign started up as a series of responses to problems I had been having both in and out of the game world. This series of posts on <b>DMG42</b> will be going through those problems and the solutions we came up with in the hopes that you, the reader, can take our example and improve your own games.<br>
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Synergies and verisimilitude of the system, both mechanical elements and the campaign world, were very important to me and at the forefront of my thinking during design Synergies help create a unifying sense of immersion in the game. With each piece of the puzzle that interacts and fits with the other pieces the whole of the campaign is strengthened. So, I'll also be talking about how each of these pieces interacts with the others.<br>
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