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| gnoun2017 |
Posted - 15 Dec 2007 : 19:23:36
Hi,
I would ask to senoir DM one question: Let take an example to illustrate my question. Suppose that you play (as DM) an evil NPC who want to invade a town or kill another NPC (a major good NPC in your town/city/campaign). Do you play the invasion / the assassination with dice to get a realistic effect to your story and/or give an appropriate chance to your good NPC ? Or do you simply decide your evil NPC will win the match?
One solution would be to find someone who wants to play the good NPC or the town defense. This forum should create a room where DM could help each other to resolve this kind of situation. |
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| Matthus |
Posted - 18 Dec 2007 : 09:04:27
I understood that there will be a full scale battle about a town, and you are asking, about the evil NPC attacking the lawful ruler. How could the outcome be?
My answer is: What do you want? Do you want to draw the PC’S into a plot to avert the assassination, or do you want them to help clearing the situation afterwards? Is it important that the ruler survives, or will his death motivate the group to some new level: acting for retaliation, for revenge, for the general good etc.
Even if your players are splitting up to defend the town from all possible sides, you may draw them to the point where the main action will be - than the dices may come in. For the outcome in the background, I would have a story-line in my head – just like the other answered 
If you are planning to continue with the “good NPC” – don’t use dice – they normally aren’t playing fair 
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| Xysma |
Posted - 18 Dec 2007 : 03:52:31
I only roll for the NPCs if they are interacting with the PCs, other than that it all goes they way I have the story established in my head. |
| gnoun2017 |
Posted - 15 Dec 2007 : 19:34:40
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Originally posted by AlorinDawn
The vast majority of the time I decide the outcome beforehand to have the story-line go a certain way, which will depend on what the PCs do.
Well, I generally do the same... But a situation like to kill a important NPC or to to play an attack on a town; even if the PC are present, they cannot overcome the entire situation, or be present in every side of a combined attacks! |
| AlorinDawn |
Posted - 15 Dec 2007 : 19:28:21
The vast majority of the time I decide the outcome beforehand to have the story-line go a certain way, which will depend on what the PCs do. |
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