np NP Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020

[hkmaly 490]

https://egscomics.com/egsnp/parable-059

Just two hundred? Did she already used 55?

Also, to be fair, DID you told Rhoda what you have in inventory, Susan?

Hmmm ... is Dan aware of Ragnarök?

[mlooney 3,594]

Having a bad guy run away to bother the hero's another day is one of the few advantages Computer RPG have over Table Top RPG.  I can't even begin to count the number of times that I've had players chase down villains running away.

[hkmaly 490]

47 minutes ago, mlooney said:

Having a bad guy run away to bother the hero's another day is one of the few advantages Computer RPG have over Table Top RPG.  I can't even begin to count the number of times that I've had players chase down villains running away.

If they gave chase it means you sufficiently blocked they long-range attack capabilities.

Now you only need the villain to have good escape vehicle (or, like, flying mount in fantasy settings) to give him enough headstart over players to be able to convincingly claim they lost him.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,619]

15 hours ago, mlooney said:

I can't even begin to count the number of times that I've had players chase down villains running away.

That's when the fleeing villain leads the heroes into an ambush

I know that is an ancient plot, but if the players insist on acting like the barbarian horde, let them learn a lesson from the Roman Legion of Doom

[mlooney 3,594]

19 minutes ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

That's when the fleeing villain leads the heroes into an ambush

I know that is an ancient plot, but if the players insist on acting like the barbarian horde, let them learn a lesson from the Roman Legion of Doom

This has been known to happen, particularity after I get a bunch of players that seem to want to chase down all survivors of a melee.

[hkmaly 490]

8 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

On 1/23/2020 at 2:30 AM, mlooney said:

I can't even begin to count the number of times that I've had players chase down villains running away.

That's when the fleeing villain leads the heroes into an ambush

I know that is an ancient plot, but if the players insist on acting like the barbarian horde, let them learn a lesson from the Roman Legion of Doom

Also, the ambush should allow the villain enough time to get away. For case the heroes win that one as well, I mean.

Alternatively, he may slow them down with some traps. Falling ceiling is pretty common.