tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post4412523131617437197..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: 5E AssumptionsJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-76874577000733191192022-06-23T00:12:48.983-07:002022-06-23T00:12:48.983-07:00Not everything needs to be grim and bloody…and it ...Not everything needs to be grim and bloody…and it certainly doesn’t need to lack for whimsy and the fantastical. But gonzo weird isn’t really my style.<br /><br />“I’d think the aboleth would balk a bit at being keelhauled,” is what I believe I told the kid. “And I wouldn’t really want to get on its bad side.” Yeah, well…<br /><br />Mm. Consequences. Very important part of superior world building. Very necessary if wants an enduring campaign.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-71937829312759201952022-06-23T00:08:33.232-07:002022-06-23T00:08:33.232-07:00Yeah. Next time I’ll probably do it different.
[s...Yeah. Next time I’ll probably do it different.<br /><br />[somehow, I doubt there would have been more conservatism…probably just a quicker and surer beat down]<br /><br />I’ll readily admit: I acted (at least subconsciously) under a presumption that a 5E player needed to be somewhat coddled…or, rather, “buffered”…to ensure their enjoyment. This turned out to be wholly NOT THE CASE. Fact is: the kids don’t care. They just want to have fun, and they just [appear to] want a strong (or, at minimum, steady) hand running the game. <br /><br />I can see how, at some point in the future, I could very well reach a place where I’d need to “curate” the group…turning away players not just because their disruptive jerks, but because a HIGHER STANDARD of player is desired at the table. <br /><br />I never really thought that was possible before. And I don’t think I’m there yet. But I can see how it could indeed become a possibility. Pretty wild.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-25700189186125979322022-06-22T22:34:51.677-07:002022-06-22T22:34:51.677-07:00Perhaps if you'd started him as a first level,...Perhaps if you'd started him as a first level, he'd have been more conservative in his actions and not quite so gung ho. Of course, you know him and I don't; but it doesn't seem that starting him at 3rd did much good.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-24354594012475074142022-06-22T21:33:19.005-07:002022-06-22T21:33:19.005-07:00Oh My! 5e seems to be going in a silly direction w...Oh My! 5e seems to be going in a silly direction with a lot of fanciful whimsical adventures far removed from the gritty Sword and Sorcery. Different strokes I guess....<br /><br />But hopefully this new kid will be swayed to a more classical mindset.sevenbastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961009160456478009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-89699121309472778282022-06-22T12:02:14.868-07:002022-06-22T12:02:14.868-07:00His 5E DM is an adult parent.His 5E DM is an adult parent.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-14615033278895067602022-06-22T11:52:31.091-07:002022-06-22T11:52:31.091-07:00"We have a ship in our 5E game, too! It has t..."We have a ship in our 5E game, too! It has three magic canons and an aboleth chained to the bottom!"<br /><br />That's sound about right for any young kids campaign. For us it was flying castles and subdued dragons.sevenbastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961009160456478009noreply@blogger.com