tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post4147298783514491470..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Static Encounter Locations or Variable? Thoughts from the Edge of SleepTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-83444427970983720462015-04-21T10:22:43.732-04:002015-04-21T10:22:43.732-04:00The first time the PCs encounter a given location,...The first time the PCs encounter a given location, it makes sense (to me) to roll the dice, so to speak, ahead of time, so that the encounter can be made as bas-ass as possible. The party won't know that anything is dynamic until the second time they arrive - then the dice can come out and make the decision. It seems the only bad methodology is making the decision based on actions the PCs take that the NPCs don't know about. This is where making the decision early or using dice is nice, as it relieves the DM from worries of bias. In this case, I would choose whichever state seems most interesting for the party for the first time they arrive. ENNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384552577989249179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-31345937474021788962015-04-21T09:13:29.138-04:002015-04-21T09:13:29.138-04:00That's not Ragnarok; I think you're thinki...That's not Ragnarok; I think you're thinking of a "Valhalla effect". Most of the gods (and giants) die in Ragnarok. In Valhalla, the dead warriors fight all day, the slain are brought back to life to feast and drink, and they start over the next day.<br /><br />/pedantic Norse mythology referenceGreyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-39190567916728580972015-04-21T09:10:40.353-04:002015-04-21T09:10:40.353-04:00Love it! Sounds like a lot of fun.Love it! Sounds like a lot of fun.Dr. Mike Desinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826501692186095437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-22845434351691249592015-04-21T08:13:27.480-04:002015-04-21T08:13:27.480-04:00When they're mining efforts reset, does that m...When they're mining efforts reset, does that mean all the rock gets put back into place? If yes, then I think the only way to break the curse becomes outside intervention, aka PCs. <br />BTW I think the term you want is Valhalla, where the Warriors fight all day and are resurrected for roast boar and mead, rather than Ragnarok, the final battle where even most of the gods die. Except Vidar, he gets to hang around afterwards for some reason. Rod Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824146866756155345noreply@blogger.com