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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 8:32AM
#11
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Date Joined:
Aug 24, 2007
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I understand the dislike, but this is really hard to deal with.
What I think Festivus may be referring to, is that some (a small minority of) adventures contain a rather silly skill challenge that doesn't add to the plot merely on grounds that "each adventure must contain a skill challenge". If the format is no longer mandated by WOTC, then authors have more creative leeway, and that doesn't have to preclude convention play.
I think that the OP has a good point that since WOTC no longer "owns" RPGA as strongly, the RPGA admins can make certain fixes to the game for issues that simply don't come up in home campaigns. For example, the RPGA could prohibit carrying three identical items to get around a "once per day" or "once per encounter" usage limit; this is never an issue in any home campaign that I'm aware of, yet some people abuse this in RPGA.
This is not all that different from the RPGA rule that you have to ask allies before you include them in your Fireball; in home campaigns this is rarely an issue. It is neither new nor surprising that certain rules only apply in RPGA games.
Of course, such changes should be rare; and the OP's example of banning action points does not strike me as a good idea. But there are some obvious rules loopholes that many DMs simply veto and that RPGA could similarly veto.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 8:35AM
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Date Joined:
Jul 11, 2007
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While WOTC is no longer overseeing our plot, we are still their OP campaign and they still provide some support for us, so still have to use their rules. We don't have a choice in this. The only things we can adjust are those rules that need special attention due to the organized play environment (such as rules that say your DM decides).
Skerrit--
Is there any chance you could let the community know what these magical rules are that we can and can't change? It would really help us (the community) to know what we can do with *OUR* campaign. Are they posted someplace? Can they be?
One of my frustrations is that I don't know or understand the relationship between the Global Admins and WotC and want a clear foundation upon which we can build a truly living campaign.
Thanks.
-Pain
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 8:49AM
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Date Joined:
Jul 28, 2005
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Is it really that difficult? I'd love a adventure where there was less combat, more roleplay opportunities, and longer skill challenges. Those are not everyone's cup of tea but I am just saying, I can predict when everyone is going to use their daily powers in almost every single LFR adventure I play in (that isn't a MYRE).
As I mentioned, I am pretty much on LFR hiatus until the reboot happens next year. Till then, I pretty much play MYRE adventures and am DMing Slaying Stone at our meetup. Since DMing LFR no longer counts toward DM Rewards, and since as a player you can launch in at any point I don't see much point to playing LFR.
Seems like more and more what I enjoyed has been pushed aside. I very much look forward to some meaningful changes... and I hope they fit my wants well enough to warrant my return to LFR play.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 8:53AM
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Date Joined:
May 20, 2007
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Is it really that difficult? I'd love a adventure where there was less combat, more roleplay opportunities, and longer skill challenges. Those are not everyone's cup of tea but I am just saying, I can predict when everyone is going to use their daily powers in almost every single LFR adventure I play in (that isn't a MYRE)
CORM 1-5 (H1 adventure) is an adventure you should try then.
-Sartredes
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 9:10AM
#15
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Jul 28, 2005
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I need to remind myself not to use infinitives. Yes, I did play that one and enjoyed it.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 9:40AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 17, 2005
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campaigns. For example, the RPGA could prohibit carrying three identical items to get around a "once per day" or "once per encounter" usage limit; this is never an issue in any home campaign that I'm aware of, yet some people abuse this in RPGA.
I think the new item rarity rules will fix some of this.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 9:41AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 17, 2005
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One of my frustrations is that I don't know or understand the relationship between the Global Admins and WotC and want a clear foundation upon which we can build a truly living campaign.
Yes, we are currently working on an Administrators document that spells out what the abilities and responsibilities of all of the campaiagn volunteers are and how those people are reviewed. Once finished, we will post it for all to see, just like the Writers Guidelines and the CCG.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 1:26PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 28, 2005
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As I have mentioned here and there, I very much look forward to the "reboot" of LFR, and really do hope it's a good fit for me.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 23, 2010 - 3:19PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 19, 2007
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Things that I want to see include follow up to dangling plot threads from year 1 and year 2, real uses for story rewards other than this guy/girl helps in skill challenge, place magic item bundles which will have definite uses in later area adventures like lunia's bracelet for werecreatures or boots of swimming for lots of underwater combats, and finally on time adventures for PRIVATE PLAY.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 24, 2010 - 5:39AM
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Is it really that difficult? I'd love a adventure where there was less combat, more roleplay opportunities, and longer skill challenges. Those are not everyone's cup of tea but I am just saying, I can predict when everyone is going to use their daily powers in almost every single LFR adventure I play in (that isn't a MYRE).
If you ask whether or not we are going to remove the minimum of 2 combat rule in the writing guidelines: unlikely. The generic group wants those fights.
Of course, I still love to ask Imaginaryfriend about the time where his group was being slaughtered in the first fight, and one of the players asked whether it was a good idea to use the daily or not since it clearly was not the last fight. I love seeing the steam coming from his ears  Sometimes the first fights are the more lethal ones So I fully understand were you are comming from.
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