TOPIC: New Newsletter

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I got the email. I dont know how i feel about it. I recommrnded one treasure chip minimum if a party was not able to figure stuff out or got screwed.
But giving all 3 treasure chips? Will there be any reward feeling in the dungeon if the treasure is already obtained guaranteed? It seems great for new people, but not for the people who love fighting and solving stuff for rewards.

Big News:

Everyone Gets 3 Treasure Coins

We received some complaints of players spoiling rooms for other players where treasure stamps were available. It seems the spoiling players had either the answer to the puzzle or vastly better tokens -- and both were used in an inconsiderate manner to insure a treasure stamp was gained. To combat this, we have decided to do away entirely with the treasure stamp system. Instead, all players will receive three Treasure Coins (plus any extra gained through magic) at the end of the adventure.

We will also post signs to remind players to be thoughtful of other players if they have "secret" info about a challenge.

Improved Training

With our stepped-up production schedule, we have gained the ability to improve our training in 2016. For instance, we will be able to produce a video for each room that shows DMs and NPCs a great example of how the room should be run. They will be able to view this video prior to the event -- as well as at Gen Con.

Improved Oversight & Immediate Feedback

We are currently developing tools that will enable the Adventure Coordinators to better manage the task of adventure oversight. Issues will be identified much sooner, and players will have a method to contact Adventure Coordinators immediately should they feel it necessary. Our goal is to make sure that players have the best possible experience by giving the adventure volunteers outstanding support and guidance.

Good stuff. I love the idea of creating a video for all 16 (I think that's right) rooms.

I'm on board with the three treasure tokens stuff too, just curious how the Bard Troubadour will be changed now that the guaranteed treasure power is effectively useless.

Overall I am excited about most of these changes. Nice work, Jeff and TD community.

Pstyle wrote: I got the email. I dont know how i feel about it. I recommrnded one treasure chip minimum if a party was not able to figure stuff out or got screwed.
But giving all 3 treasure chips? Will there be any reward feeling in the dungeon if the treasure is already obtained guaranteed? It seems great for new people, but not for the people who love fighting and solving stuff for rewards.

I think you are right - we are now paying for an experience rather than a game. I understand why the change but I think it brings its own negatives.

Ed

Joshua Baessler wrote: Good stuff. I love the idea of creating a video for all 16 (I think that's right) rooms.

I'm on board with the three treasure tokens stuff too, just curious how the Bard Troubadour will be changed now that the guaranteed treasure power is effectively useless.

Might be 18 rooms - I know my dungeon had 9 unique rooms.

bpsymington wrote:

Joshua Baessler wrote: Good stuff. I love the idea of creating a video for all 16 (I think that's right) rooms.

I'm on board with the three treasure tokens stuff too, just curious how the Bard Troubadour will be changed now that the guaranteed treasure power is effectively useless.

Might be 18 rooms - I know my dungeon had 9 unique rooms.

That makes more sense. 5 room base plus 2 rooms that swap out for puzzle or combat would make 9 possible rooms on each side. That's a lot of videos!

I know some people might not like the automatic three tokens, but it does address some concerns.

- no need to worry about the "right" way to solve a puzzle
- no need to worry about a certain number of failures costing your party a stamp
- no need to worry about DM consistency as far as treasure is concerned (of course, we will try very hard to make sure DMs are consistently excellent)
- good for new players who would get discouraged by getting only one stamp (or none)
- removes question of whether you get a stamp for just surviving room 7 if you don't defeat the boss monster.

bpsymington wrote: I know some people might not like the automatic three tokens, but it does address some concerns.

- no need to worry about the "right" way to solve a puzzle
- no need to worry about a certain number of failures costing your party a stamp
- no need to worry about DM consistency as far as treasure is concerned (of course, we will try very hard to make sure DMs are consistently excellent)
- good for new players who would get discouraged by getting only one stamp (or none)
- removes question of whether you get a stamp for just surviving room 7 if you don't defeat the boss monster.

it hurts my artifact..so yea i dont like it..i didnt like the change in HoP last year because it hurt it too...

If this encourages us DMs the ability to allow players to use creative ways to solve Rooms and the ability to actually use Tokens creatively without being penalized I'm okay with the change.

Joshua Baessler wrote: Good stuff. I love the idea of creating a video for all 16 (I think that's right) rooms.

I'm on board with the three treasure tokens stuff too, just curious how the Bard Troubadour will be changed now that the guaranteed treasure power is effectively useless.

We are rewriting the cards early next year, so it can be corrected before next runs.