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3 years ago ::
May 03, 2010 - 1:57PM
#11
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Date Joined:
Oct 26, 2008
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No, kilpatds, the only real way to deal with that problem is my suggestion. Stop GMing. Make someone else do it. And before everyone levels out of a given band.
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3 years ago ::
May 03, 2010 - 2:20PM
#12
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Date Joined:
Nov 23, 2003
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I do, that's why I'm 3rd level.  Snarky reply: There is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.Non-snarky reply: the quality of the DMs of the group ... varies. There's a reason why some of us DM more than others. And it would be nice to have some alternate solutions. Nice, not required. But it would be nice.
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3 years ago ::
May 04, 2010 - 5:09AM
#13
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Date Joined:
Aug 10, 2007
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Giving judges other rewards doesn't deal with one of the main issues of the home LFR game: My PC is 3rd level and the rest of the party is 5th. A better way of dealing with that than "cheat" or "lie to your spouce to get to a public game day" would be nice.
They leveled-out without you? Shame on them! 
Seriously though - you're only a couple mods away from 4th, so have them make new level-1 characters and play with your 3rd level character until you can all play H2. (Refuse to judge H2 until they do this.)
Looking forward, schedule your judging duties so you don't get left behind again.
Dan Anderson
@EpicUthrac
Living Forgotten Realms Calimshan Writing Director
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3 years ago ::
May 04, 2010 - 1:00PM
#14
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Date Joined:
Feb 12, 2007
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All right, I guess I'm convinced that character rewards for judges could be problematic.
Unfotunately, I'm not going to get to go through this adventure again; the LFR group local to me (Boston) tends not to repeat adventures very often. But I can live without the major quest.
Mostly, I just wanted my paladin to get his +2 weapon :-)
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3 years ago ::
May 05, 2010 - 6:02AM
#15
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Date Joined:
Aug 10, 2007
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Well, here are some options:
(1) There are a few H1 mods that offer +2 weapons. They usually see frequent play time since many players like picking these up early for their secondary/tertiary/. . ./dodecedary characters. There are plenty of spoiler lists that can provide you with that information, so you can request an appropriate mod if your main goal is to get a +2 weapon early on.
(2) There are more major quests out there than one can complete with one character. Since quest parts are spread over several tiers, it would be a long time before completing this particular quest becomes an issue. (Unlike a small group that might make efforts to schedule story-line adventures.)
(3) The Boston group is very good with judge support. Frequently, judges can request/swap mods (and assure seating). So, if you really want to play AGLA1-1 (or any other mod), just post on their yahoo group and offer to judge something in return. (i.e. Since I have a character who really wants to play CORM1-2, you could judge that for me one week, and I'll judge AGLA1-1 [or another mod of your choice] for you the next week.) I've frequently posted " Hey, I want to play Mod X. If anyone is willing to judge it for me, I'll run a mod of your choice in return."
Dan Anderson
@EpicUthrac
Living Forgotten Realms Calimshan Writing Director
Living Forgotten Realms Epic Writing Director
Meet me at TotalConfusion:
http://www.totalcon.com/RolePlaying.html
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3 years ago ::
May 06, 2010 - 1:10AM
#16
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Not sure it applies here since it is not about level boosts, but: community.wizards.com/lfr/blog/2010/05/0...Please discuss that particular blog at the link provided in the blog and not here
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