Blurring the in-game/meta-game ethics line

[clawfoot]

So, in the wake of my last campaign (which was awesome), we've started a new one. D&D 4e again, same world -- the players can see the effects their PCs have had on the world, and some of their characters' children are still influential NPCs here and there. One is a new demigod (he was a paladin named Bruce -- I think I had them rolling on the

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[idemandjustice]

Ack! I was interested in reading this, but I had to stop around half-way when you mentioned Scales of War. My husband is running that exact series for a group of us right now. We're only two sessions in. I've already been spoiled on like two plot points of it, before he decided to run it, but I'm trying not to get spoiled on anything else if I can help it

[clawfoot]

Oh! I knew you were a member of this community, but I'd forgotten you were playing in the same adventure path with another group.

How far in are you? We've just finished the first one (Rescue at Rivenroar) and are just about to start the second (Siege of Bordrin's Watch).

[idemandjustice]

I can't remember if I'd ever actually mentioned doing Scales of War. We're in the midst of Rescue at Rivenroar, somewhere in the middle of that dungeon. I'm excited to find some undead stuff (haven't yet), since I'm playing an Invoker and she ought to be pretty good against that, in theory.

My husband added in some other stuff at the beginning, deciding our characters actually knew each other ahead of time rather than starting as complete strangers as the game suggested.

[clawfoot]

Nice! The first module is a fun little dungeon crawl. I won't give anything away. :)

Our group decided to start as strangers, and it's... interesting. Two of the characters are feeding off each other in very unexpected ways, and it's highly entertaining to watch unfold. Basically, one is a hyper-aggressive brawler who pushes everyone around her in an attempt to get them to push back, and the other is a very detached but intensely curious eladrin who doesn't quite get non-courtly social interaction yet. So they're both blowhards, basically, and constantly call each other's bluffs, which they then feel the need to back up to save face because neither wants to back down... it spirals out of control sometimes and can be hilarious.

You should give your husband my email address. The modules are kind of roughly-done, and there are a few mistakes in them I've found so far that I can warn him about. We can also maybe bounce ideas off each other. :)

[idemandjustice]

That's a good idea. Actually, I'll send you his, because he's in the shower right now anyway.