New Posts For Thread: Plot Points and Relativeshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29503857/Plot_Points_and_RelativesHow many DMs out there use a character's family as a source of reasons to adventure.DM (As clan chieftan): Son, the MacArthurs have been raiding the cattle again. I want you to visit the old wicce and ask him what he requires for a curse on the bastiNot the random street gang, no. But that ancient red dragon? Yes. The cult ruled by the sinister confidence man? Yep. The evil mayor who's planning to sacrifice the town by performing a complex ritual over a long period right under the town's very nohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29503857/Plot_Points_and_Relatives?post_id=526727873#526727873Not the random street gang, no. But that ancient red dragon? Yes. The cult ruled by the sinister confidence man? Yep. The evil mayor who's planning to sacrifice the town by performing a complex ritual over a long period right under the town's very noSun, 09 Dec 2012 01:29:56 -0600The villains couldn't come up with counter-measures, instead of meta gaming the problem away?[/quote]So every important NPC has Nondetection or Undetectable Lie up on them all the time, rendering your PCs spell choices obsolete when they matter most?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29503857/Plot_Points_and_Relatives?post_id=526500539#526500539The villains couldn't come up with counter-measures, instead of meta gaming the problem away?[/quote]So every important NPC has Nondetection or Undetectable Lie up on them all the time, rendering your PCs spell choices obsolete when they matter most?Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:03:49 -0600The villains couldn't come up with counter-measures, instead of meta gaming the problem away?[/quote]So every important NPC has Nondetection or Undetectable Lie up on them all the time, rendering your PCs spell choices obsolete when they matter most?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29503857/Plot_Points_and_Relatives?post_id=526496209#526496209The villains couldn't come up with counter-measures, instead of meta gaming the problem away?[/quote]So every important NPC has Nondetection or Undetectable Lie up on them all the time, rendering your PCs spell choices obsolete when they matter most?Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:50:00 -0600The villains couldn't come up with counter-measures, instead of meta gaming the problem away?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29503857/Plot_Points_and_Relatives?post_id=526494411#526494411The villains couldn't come up with counter-measures, instead of meta gaming the problem away?Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:57:14 -0600So it was decided to nerf Good. I suspect one of the staff kobolds.[/quote]It was decided to nerf everything that prevents intrigue from working in a fantasy world with magic. No more instant lie, magic or alignment detectors. The magic detectors thahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29503857/Plot_Points_and_Relatives?post_id=526494073#526494073So it was decided to nerf Good. I suspect one of the staff kobolds.[/quote]It was decided to nerf everything that prevents intrigue from working in a fantasy world with magic. No more instant lie, magic or alignment detectors. The magic detectors thaFri, 30 Nov 2012 14:47:23 -0600