TOPIC: Suggestions for 2015

I like the idea of a GT Grind, though I would suggest using a different name to avoid confusion. (I dunno, Titanium Grindstone or something?) I think the popularity of Grind combined with the paucity of available tickets would make the GTG a hot commodity.

That said, I seriously doubt I would go on a GTG if I found one of the tokens, but only because I would never do Grind with a PUG.

Druegar wrote: I like the idea of a GT Grind, though I would suggest using a different name to avoid confusion. (I dunno, Titanium Grindstone or something?) I think the popularity of Grind combined with the paucity of available tickets would make the GTG a hot commodity.

That said, I seriously doubt I would go on a GTG if I found one of the tokens, but only because I would never do Grind with a PUG.

What if for the GTG you had to play Nightmare but were given access to all the consumables you would ever need? Hear me out This way Eric could record (or someone else) all the stuff used to survive and that way he could gauge how well each room's worth of monster were doing. So don't hand out the consumables but record how many are used...

Thoughts?

Incognito wrote: What do you think?

I'd definitely be interested. Theoretically would you choose either Grind or one of the four runs, possibly increasing the number of GTs to 50?

I'd probably choose Grind if given the choice, only because by the time I knew I had a Golden Ticket last time I had already booked all the regular runs on my own, and I'd rather double-run Grind than a dungeon.

Although I'd assume you'd get the same goody bag before the Grind you'd obviously miss out on the treasure draws, unless they decided to give you treasure draws anyways. Or, how about for Grind you get your treasure draws before the Grind in case it might help you on that adventure (e.g. consumables). In other words, if the regular Golden Ticket run gives you a free HoP again then you could get your free 6 token draws for Grind too.

The one big drawback to the GTG would be the limited number of DMs. If I had the choice of going on a GT and DMing Grind on Wednesday night, I'd want to GT. Raven and Eric may feel differently.

If they're in the convention center they pretty much have to be done at the same time. If Grind were off-site you'd have more flexibility, and maybe you could even run two. Maybe.

The big problem I remember from last year was the prestige cards.
I don't think lights are an issue in a hotel, unless we make it one.
Wait lists - we have phones.

So a box of 1000 small paper clips and some sliding boards and we're pretty much set.
We just have a small box of buttons and tokens to move back back and forth at the start/end of the day.

Maybe it would be a hassle every day, but maybe we could make it work if we wanted to badly enough. But if there's nothing else to do with the space then it's probably not worth the effort.

True Grind final monster:

(non-lethal, normal,
(hardcore,
(nightmare)

High Priestess of Lolth (missiles attacks only)
(AC: 20, 200 hp, casts Slay Living 1/rnd DC: 15),
(AC: 25, 300 hp, casts Slay Living 1/rnd DC: 20),
(AC: 30, 400 hp, casts Slay Living 1/rnd DC: 30).

riding her pet Gargantuan Drider
(AC: 15, 200 hp, claw/claw/bite (4/4/6)) + mild poison,
(AC: 20, 300 hp, claw/claw/bite (6/6/8)) + moderate poison,
(AC: 25, 400 hp, claw/claw/bite (10/10/16)) + lethal poison
poison DC = see Priestess' Slay DC.

Sound like fun?

Dennis Burdick wrote: (AC: 15, 200 hp, claw/claw/bite (4/4/6)) + mild poison,
(AC: 20, 300 hp, claw/claw/bite (6/6/8)) + moderate poison,
(AC: 25, 400 hp, claw/claw/bite (10/10/16)) + lethal poison

Was that x/x/x damage? If so what was their plus to hit?

Ed

Druegar wrote: That said, I seriously doubt I would go on a GTG if I found one of the tokens, but only because I would never do Grind with a PUG.

This is all speaking theoretically of course.

But if there hypothetically were to be a GT Grind, I imagine they could just print 10 extra Golden Tickets and then when people get a GT they sign up online for either any of the 4 main adventures or for Grind.

With an online signup, it wouldn't quite be a PUG, especially if people filled the slots early and figured out classes, like they do for most GT runs.

Alvin Oliver wrote: What if for the GTG you had to play Nightmare but were given access to all the consumables you would ever need? Hear me out This way Eric could record (or someone else) all the stuff used to survive and that way he could gauge how well each room's worth of monster were doing. So don't hand out the consumables but record how many are used...

Thoughts?

Not sure if the forced Nightmare would be the ideal situation. But you are giving me some interesting ideas....

Kirk Bauer wrote: I'd definitely be interested. Theoretically would you choose either Grind or one of the four runs, possibly increasing the number of GTs to 50?

It would be up to Jeff how such a thing could be implemented. And whether he thinks it is worthwhile to implement at all (maybe he wants to keep GT's at 40?).

But yeah, in theory, you could just print 10 extra GT's and let people choose what they want to run.

I'd probably choose Grind if given the choice, only because by the time I knew I had a Golden Ticket last time I had already booked all the regular runs on my own, and I'd rather double-run Grind than a dungeon.

Although I'd assume you'd get the same goody bag before the Grind you'd obviously miss out on the treasure draws, unless they decided to give you treasure draws anyways. Or, how about for Grind you get your treasure draws before the Grind in case it might help you on that adventure (e.g. consumables). In other words, if the regular Golden Ticket run gives you a free HoP again then you could get your free 6 token draws for Grind too.

Once again, this is all theoretical. But if there were to be a GT Grind, I would think the fair thing to do would be to allow the GT Grinders to get the same GT bag and access to whatever special room/feature there is. The only difference is that they do a Grind event instead of a normal dungeon. Since GT normally gives everyone a HoP effect, and that is now being streamlined to 6 extra treasure, you could just make GT Grind give an extra 6 treasure chips, to balance things out.

However the question then is whether the extra revenue generated in token sales by having 10 extra Golden Tickets, is worth the extra costs (more loot being handed out in terms of GT Bags and the special room).

Brad Mortensen wrote: The one big drawback to the GTG would be the limited number of DMs. If I had the choice of going on a GT and DMing Grind on Wednesday night, I'd want to GT. Raven and Eric may feel differently.

I don't intend on doing any more GT runs as a player in the near future. I know Raven likes to, but I am sure I would not have trouble finding a substitute, guest DM as an assistant.

If they're in the convention center they pretty much have to be done at the same time. If Grind were off-site you'd have more flexibility, and maybe you could even run two. Maybe.

Possibly. Though note that since we officially expanded Grind to 1.5 hours (which includes 30 minutes of coaching time), it is already close enough to the 2 hours.

Wait lists - we have phones.

Not sure if the phones would really work well.

Dennis Burdick wrote: True Grind final monster:

(non-lethal, normal,
(hardcore,
(nightmare)

High Priestess of Lolth (missiles attacks only)
(AC: 20, 200 hp, casts Slay Living 1/rnd DC: 15),
(AC: 25, 300 hp, casts Slay Living 1/rnd DC: 20),
(AC: 30, 400 hp, casts Slay Living 1/rnd DC: 30).

riding her pet Gargantuan Drider
(AC: 15, 200 hp, claw/claw/bite (4/4/6)) + mild poison,
(AC: 20, 300 hp, claw/claw/bite (6/6/8)) + moderate poison,
(AC: 25, 400 hp, claw/claw/bite (10/10/16)) + lethal poison
poison DC = see Priestess' Slay DC.

Sound like fun?

Sounds kinda boring.

I would prefer to have you guys facing a Yochlol and her pet Draegloth....

One advantage of a Grind Golden Ticket run is it would increase the number of Golden Tickets to help match the increase in ticket sales - keeping the chance of a Golden Ticket a bit more constant.

Mike Steele wrote: One advantage of a Grind Golden Ticket run is it would increase the number of Golden Tickets to help match the increase in ticket sales - keeping the chance of a Golden Ticket a bit more constant.

Then again, if sales don't noticeably change as a result of the slight change in GT probability, perhaps Jeff might not think it is worth the bother.

Alternatively, if Jeff decides to switch the GT back to Thursday or Friday, then the Wednesday GT Grind isn't as feasible. And having a Thursday/Friday GT Grind simply means one less Grind available during event registration.