Post by Ghost of Bob on Sept 9, 2010 2:41:20 GMT -5
Well, up late again...
I was thinking about this whole Thombarten/Moria adventure and how the party keeps getting into six encounters every day, with at least two first thing in the morning. So far, except for the day we spent resting we have run out of spells and most of the party's hp pretty much right after breakfast each day we've been in the dungeon.
Someone (Dave) immediately complains when we wish to rest to reload the spell casters - including the healers - claiming that there is no way we can rest as the day has only just begun and we're on a time limit.
The thing is, we have completely sucked at reconnoissance. When did we ever LISTEN at a door before opening it? We have been storming around like a bunch of American tourists and have even had rolling arguments while "exploring". No wonder we keep getting our asses handed to us.
The lack of a thief isn't helping either...
I propose we let Piotr do a bit of reconnoitering for us - move a bit ahead every now and then while we STAND STILL and SHUT UP so he can listen and smell at doors before we plow through them. Just a thought... This also might work better at intersections of hallways. He doesn't need the light we do - our reflected light is good enough for him if he only goes to 120' out to listen/smell for baddies.
After we recover from our near death experiences from this past Sunday (09-05-10), we should maybe try this out.
I'm just sayin....
What are your thoughts on the matter?
Oh yeah, a bit less loud sidebar conversations when David is not scrounging for a book or table he 'just had in front of him' would help a whole bunch. I can barely hear him sitting right across the table during fights because of loud non-encounter chit chat followed by people surprised it's their action and needing to be updated on what has been happening for the past ten minutes. This is NOT aimed at anyone - I have been guilty as well. We just need to pull it together a bit is all.
Adam
I was thinking about this whole Thombarten/Moria adventure and how the party keeps getting into six encounters every day, with at least two first thing in the morning. So far, except for the day we spent resting we have run out of spells and most of the party's hp pretty much right after breakfast each day we've been in the dungeon.
Someone (Dave) immediately complains when we wish to rest to reload the spell casters - including the healers - claiming that there is no way we can rest as the day has only just begun and we're on a time limit.
The thing is, we have completely sucked at reconnoissance. When did we ever LISTEN at a door before opening it? We have been storming around like a bunch of American tourists and have even had rolling arguments while "exploring". No wonder we keep getting our asses handed to us.
The lack of a thief isn't helping either...
I propose we let Piotr do a bit of reconnoitering for us - move a bit ahead every now and then while we STAND STILL and SHUT UP so he can listen and smell at doors before we plow through them. Just a thought... This also might work better at intersections of hallways. He doesn't need the light we do - our reflected light is good enough for him if he only goes to 120' out to listen/smell for baddies.
After we recover from our near death experiences from this past Sunday (09-05-10), we should maybe try this out.
I'm just sayin....
What are your thoughts on the matter?
Oh yeah, a bit less loud sidebar conversations when David is not scrounging for a book or table he 'just had in front of him' would help a whole bunch. I can barely hear him sitting right across the table during fights because of loud non-encounter chit chat followed by people surprised it's their action and needing to be updated on what has been happening for the past ten minutes. This is NOT aimed at anyone - I have been guilty as well. We just need to pull it together a bit is all.
Adam
