Our fourth Sky Pirates Dungeons and Dragons game continued with the exploration of the underground spire.
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I was sick during this session and did not play, and on top of that, my husband had lost his voice since we had gone to a concert (Sabaton and Battle Beast) the night before. So, our back-up DM took over to run more of the dungeon we had started the previous session. We advised him to bring his paladin along since the dungeon is designed to be rather difficult and without Del, Balthasar might have ended up as the only tank if we had a similarly low turn-out – which is exactly what happened.
For our second “Sky Pirates” D&D session at the mall, a number of players did not show up, but we got an extra player in the form of a potential new DM that might run another table for the games store in the future.
I’ve been feeling the roleplay itch again lately. My old standby is D&D, and I have no problem running that or any system really. I can tell my story with any proper set of tools. The only concern I have with running the current incarnation (4th ed) of D&D is that Wizards of the Coast is on the verge of releasing an entirely new edition and that would leave myself and my players having to learn a new set of rules sometime this year. Continue Reading
I find it interesting that for a dog, the ultimate compliment, the ultimate praise, the pinnacle of achievement is the phrase, “Good dog.” What, your dog just fetched a ball? Good dog. He sat on command? Good dog. He saved a baby from a burning building? Good dog. Ok, extreme example, but you get my point: Whether an invaluable service animal or a family pet, the best thing you can say to your dog is that he is good.
We know, if we take the 3.5 PHB as canon, that most humans are, naturally, neutral good. If given the choice, average-guy-on-the-street will choose to do good, even if it means breaking a law to do so. We see examples of this general societal mindset when we’re outraged because a hero is punished for a life-saving action that violated a law or a company policy. Like this lifeguard, who was fired for saving a drowning man outside his “zone.” The lifeguarding company has offered the guy his job back, but think about it. If this guy had been LG, he would have let the guy drown, or at least alerted someone who could have saved him without violating his company policy. NG, save the guy without thinking about it. CG, I dunno, save the guy and then sue the company? The point is, put on the spot in a life-or-death situation, Average Person acted NG. Just like the PHB says he should.
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