tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post2350903124291228266..comments2024-03-15T11:16:44.045-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: More on Gygax's DrowDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-30994733766326111552013-06-02T15:51:37.287-04:002013-06-02T15:51:37.287-04:00Well... I would agree that when Drow were allowed ...Well... I would agree that when Drow were allowed as PCs, and everyone became that, and all the novels were about, it was a legitimate jump-the-shark moment. When they first appeared as mysterious, depraved villains (some 10 years earlier) it was exciting, poetic, and compelling.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-76965522355169316372013-06-01T15:04:37.380-04:002013-06-01T15:04:37.380-04:00Drow are, for me, when D&D jumped the shark. ...Drow are, for me, when D&D jumped the shark. Suddenly everyone was a badass drow...Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-19728659683240302162013-04-27T00:52:55.830-04:002013-04-27T00:52:55.830-04:00I guess one thing I would say at this point is to ...I guess one thing I would say at this point is to prioritize the tactics of the high-level spellcasters first, using the low-level warriors as screening agents where you can. The writeups that start with long lists of low-level stuff tend to get the leader-types lost in the text.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-8880174779398575752013-04-25T11:20:33.689-04:002013-04-25T11:20:33.689-04:00You're right : the drows are quite weak (witho...You're right : the drows are quite weak (without their ACs and their magical powers). Nicolas "Ungoliant" Senachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564991062528970332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-49503745433450767882013-04-25T08:22:39.887-04:002013-04-25T08:22:39.887-04:00When I ran D1 back in the '80s, I was surprise...When I ran D1 back in the '80s, I was surprised at how easy it was, compared to G1-3. In the Giants series, PCs routinely take down dozens of high hit dice giants. In D1, they mostly face 2nd level fighters, troglodytes, and other low hit dice creatures. I wasn't a tactical genius at age 13, so I'm eager to run D1 again as an adult to see if better tactics make D1 more of a challenge for players, as it appears to have been for the group you recently ran.Brian MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752842049666489041noreply@blogger.com