TOPIC: Reviews and feedback

Drakku wrote: Some of you experienced players need to ease the eff up on some of the newer players in the room.
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Another thing I noticed, some of the coaches or training room coaches were either overwhelmed or completely uncaring, especially on the Friday and Saturday morning shifts. I had one person that didn't even mark the difficulty of the party, let alone their start time and date, etc.

Agreed. I honestly felt bad for some of my obviously new groups while I was running as Slif; especially those that got mixed in with the super intense players. I tried to help by immediately pointing out the Rogue's Box and dropping more hints for people who asked newbie questions like "Can we touch it?", "Am I supposed to cast a spell?", etc. I also had 2 groups whose Party Cards weren't marked with their difficulty, though that was easy enough to fix by asking inside the Training Room. I didn't think to double-check other parts of the Party Card, oops. I hope that wasn't a problem for my Room 3 DMs.

Raven wrote: I'm really glad to hear that your friend appreciated the tokens! Please don't tell the Greyhawk Thieves Guild that I've given stuff away for free, or they'll revoke my Guild membership... but it makes me happy to know that someone else had a great con because of something I did.

Your secret's safe with me!

Is there something wrong with Page 18 of this thread (this post should be on Page 19).

Every time I try to click Page 18, I just get Page 17 instead....

I can bring up page 18.

Druegar wrote: I can bring up page 18.

I'm still having problems with it for some reason.

But I managed to see the "hidden" posts by manually modifying the URL and choosing which post number it would start displaying with.

I meant to respond to this comment earlier:

Disbeeleaf wrote: The only main point I want to make about the dungeon rooms, including Grind, is that every departure from the standard D&D rules should have a clear and justifiable rationale. Arbitrarily changing the rules, for whatever reason, especially if it seems spontaneous, leads to conflict and frustration.

I used to have this discussion a lot with JimC.

Although TD is based on and inspired by D&D, it is NOT D&D, so just because it works that way in D&D (and often just one specific edition of D&D) does not mean it necessarily works that way in TD.

I recall Disbeeleaf mentioning this topic on whether the Rakshasa "mirror images" should have disappeared when they were attacked. My logic is that there were many possible explanations:

- They were actually higher level illusions, for which I simply allowed the Lenses of Clear Sight to work (so technically not Mirror Images)

- Or they were high level versions of Mirror Image with fewer restrictions (like how higher level Invisibility spells may allow you to attack)

- Or the spell is essentially getting recast every round

Etc.

Not to mention that if you are really expecting TD to adhere to the "standard D&D" rules then 4th and 5th level characters really shouldn't be running around with Relics, Legendaries, and Artifacts while taking on Dragons, Beholders, and Liches!

Incognito wrote: Is there something wrong with Page 18 of this thread (this post should be on Page 19).

Every time I try to click Page 18, I just get Page 17 instead....

I had a similar issue trying to get to any page past 11. Opening the thread in Incognito mode allowed me to view it without issue. Seemed like a cookie issue.

Joe C wrote:

Incognito wrote: Is there something wrong with Page 18 of this thread (this post should be on Page 19).

Every time I try to click Page 18, I just get Page 17 instead....

I had a similar issue trying to get to any page past 11. Opening the thread in Incognito mode allowed me to view it without issue. Seemed like a cookie issue.

I have this happen to me a lot, I didn't think to try incognito mode, but I modify the URL to adjust the starting number or the number of items returned...

Kirk Bauer wrote:
I have this happen to me a lot, I didn't think to try incognito mode, but I modify the URL to adjust the starting number or the number of items returned...

It only worked once for me. After that, I'd get bounced back to 11. Either way, I'm not using incognito now, and I'm viewing everything.

I also forgot to mention that the training room DM for Viper's Pit at 10:39 on Sunday was awesome. Give that guy a raise. Friendly, funny, informative, and he really gave us a great start on a fun run.

bpsymington wrote:

FatalDrakkon wrote: My only consolation is that we don't have to wait a full year before next GenCon because it is technically a few weeks earlier.

Thank the gods. Two years ago my district moved the start of the school year to the middle of August for some insane reason, so for the past three GenCons it conflicted with the first week of school. Not a good situation! Thankfully with GC starting at the end of July next year there will be no more conflict, at least for a few years.

July 30 – August 2, 2015
August 4-7, 2016
August 17-20, 2017
August 2-5, 2018
August 1-4, 2019
July 30 – August 2, 2020

for those who need to plan

Nimble wrote: True Dungeon needs that threat of failure to be exciting. Things like death and petrification happen, but should be balanced against maintaining a fun run for everyone. I think that was executed exceedingly well this year (and I say that having finished "Into the Vipers Pit" as the handsomest statue that ever existed).

I beg to differ there mister Rouge. There were four petrifications in that room, and I believe that you came in somewhere around second in that list of good looking statues squarely behind (yours truly) the Paladin...

The DM in the next room almost fell over laughing when we all walked into his room and struck combat poses in the corner, standing motionless until he just had to ask what we were doing. Was extra special when he took up position among us and effectively hid from all the people actually trying to do the puzzle...

Raven wrote: I'm really glad to hear that your friend appreciated the tokens! Please don't tell the Greyhawk Thieves Guild that I've given stuff away for free, or they'll revoke my Guild membership... but it makes me happy to know that someone else had a great con because of something I did.

I overheard some guild members talking about the "free" equipment. They know it is all part of an elaborate ploy that benefits the guild in the long run. Something about extorting a percentage of sales from the magical equipment manufacturers and getting people hooked on wanting more equipment.

Brad wrote:

bpsymington wrote:

FatalDrakkon wrote: My only consolation is that we don't have to wait a full year before next GenCon because it is technically a few weeks earlier.

Thank the gods. Two years ago my district moved the start of the school year to the middle of August for some insane reason, so for the past three GenCons it conflicted with the first week of school. Not a good situation! Thankfully with GC starting at the end of July next year there will be no more conflict, at least for a few years.

July 30 – August 2, 2015
August 4-7, 2016
August 17-20, 2017
August 2-5, 2018
August 1-4, 2019
July 30 – August 2, 2020

for those who need to plan

I tired requesting off already, but the system won't allow it until January