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By: Rambage

Rambage — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:30:32 +0000

Well I’m currently playing a campaign were we are one mage (illusionist) one warrior, one bard and another mage (evocator).

(to clairify better how much we’re unbalanced, I got no kind of offense spell and the bard highest healing speel is “cure medium wounds”)

However, despite it we’re currently being succesfull so far, maybe thanks to sheer luck. It also helps to have nearly all my spells oriented for supporting or controlling the scenery. The usual encounters are based on “do not let that thing attack or we’re all dead meat”

By: Astebrooke

Astebrooke — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:20:25 +0000

I usually have to play a DMPC because at most I’ve had 2 players. One, whom I’ve played with most, loves to roleplay. He does not, however, do so well with puzzles or a lack of direction. The other player tends to want to kill stuff. Not EVERYTHING, just enemies, but he is always looking for the next dungeon, the next enemy. He hates spending time in towns or on puzzles, and has (many times) tossed his dice down and given up while the other guy struggles with a puzzle or situation that he brought on the party.

Thankfully, it’s only been the guy who likes to roleplay for some time. He loves puzzles, just doesn’t get them all the time (and makes up some hellishly tricky puzzles when he DM’s, so it’s not lack of intelligence, lol). However, I find the DMPC to be both a good way to round out the party, since he doesn’t like or understand spells (being dyslexic, non-casters are FAR easier for him to learn), and a way to nudge him in the right direction. My clerics are usually a good source of support when his characters are facing dilemmas of the heart or soul, and my wizards are either insane enough to keep him running (ok, just once), or intelligent enough to pass an Intelligence Check and hint at what he “thinks might be something to consider.” Small nudges like that, a tiny hint, will usually get the ball rolling again and the DMPC provides something other than “a voice in the back of your mind says. . .”

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By: Vladislak

Vladislak — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:22:01 +0000

I once had the pleasure/frustration of being DM for a party of six rogues. It was possibly one of the most trying, entertaining, and surprising games I have ever run. They were all very skilled, but that ultimately led to their downfall. By party level 8 the entire group had died, and not by the hands of monsters or NPCs. Yes, the group managed to assassinate each other. Knives in sleeping throats, elaborate traps, etc… The last two members double K.O.’d while sitting across from each other at a dinner to call a truce. However, Player A had poisoned player B’s food and drink with a two part poison. Meanwhile, Player B had poisoned the silverware with a delayed contact poison. So an highly effective team, but their own worst enemies.

By: hanashinobi

hanashinobi — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:59:22 +0000

I played a party with just a druid, me, and a ranger. the ranger kept attacking with his bow and I used both attack spells and healed. luckily we both had bears, I had two, with plate armor to act as tanks.