Comments on: The best campaigns last 4 hours http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/the-4-hour-campaign The D&D Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tokala http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/the-4-hour-campaign#comment-12856 Tokala Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:53:15 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/the-4-hour-campaign#comment-12856 I'm actually fairly interested in running an event like this, but the whole concept of scoring a game like this is difficult to understand. This may be an old article, but if anyone would like to share insight, I'd love to hear it. I’m actually fairly interested in running an event like this, but the whole concept of scoring a game like this is difficult to understand. This may be an old article, but if anyone would like to share insight, I’d love to hear it.

]]> By: Yax http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/the-4-hour-campaign#comment-582 Yax Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:56:35 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/the-4-hour-campaign#comment-582 Early death is what makes this kind of game exciting. There's no emotional attachment and no reason to fudge the dice so early death could happen but the game should be planned to keep the players in the game at least 2 hours. I've had to kill overconfident characters in a tournament-style game. In my ongoing campaign I warn my players out-of-game that they are developping the Chosen One Syndrome if they get too reckless. Can't do that in the 4 hour campaign though. It definitely adds an edge to the game. Early death is what makes this kind of game exciting. There’s no emotional attachment and no reason to fudge the dice so early death could happen but the game should be planned to keep the players in the game at least 2 hours.

I’ve had to kill overconfident characters in a tournament-style game.

In my ongoing campaign I warn my players out-of-game that they are developping the Chosen One Syndrome if they get too reckless.

Can’t do that in the 4 hour campaign though. It definitely adds an edge to the game.

]]> By: Capt_Poco http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/the-4-hour-campaign#comment-569 Capt_Poco Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:11:50 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/the-4-hour-campaign#comment-569 Just curious, but how did you handle the players who's characters died early on, leaving them with nothing to do for the rest of the 4 hours? Just curious, but how did you handle the players who’s characters died early on, leaving them with nothing to do for the rest of the 4 hours?

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