Stamets@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 11 months agoHow to piss off your players (and amuse them)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down19
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minus-squaretimgrant@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up46·11 months agoTrick as old as the game Wizardry. It’s often better than making them fight their way back up.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-211 months agoI understand the backdoor shortcut in Skyrim since it’s all open-world with no “levels” or cutscenes, but in a pen-and-paper game the DM can just “yada-yada” the multi-hour uneventful walk back to the entrance of the now-cleared dungeon.
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoGood point – but still an argument against dungeon backdoor shortcuts, not for them!
minus-squaresbvlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 months agoDM: OMG! A portal at the bottom of the dungeon leads directly back to the inn! How convenient!
Trick as old as the game Wizardry.
It’s often better than making them fight their way back up.
Ah, the door of Skye-R’ym!
I understand the backdoor shortcut in Skyrim since it’s all open-world with no “levels” or cutscenes, but in a pen-and-paper game the DM can just “yada-yada” the multi-hour uneventful walk back to the entrance of the now-cleared dungeon.
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Good point – but still an argument against dungeon backdoor shortcuts, not for them!
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DM: OMG! A portal at the bottom of the dungeon leads directly back to the inn! How convenient!
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