08-26-2025, 10:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-26-2025, 10:15 PM by DragonDarklyDreaming.)
Character: Erin Caldus
Which Event: Potato Monster
Don't let the 7 fool you, that's still positive score and was, ultimately, a nice experience. There were a lot of growing pains (the mandrakes, the black hole incident), and the group being so large meant that some people weren't on the same team, which lead to certain... Incidents with people going down when they perhaps shouldn't have.
The overall event did feel pretty railroaded, and at the end of the day I'm not wholly certain how this happened or what was going on, but it was still, nonetheless, a pleasant experience to be involved with. Very quick narrates though meant that things kept moving, and even the 'whoopsies' were quickly dealt with.
One thing I didn't like, but is probably more the result of just the sheer number of people was that it really didn't seem to matter what people attempted to roleplay or do in the leadup, which made it very clear that this was 'just a fight'. It made it harder to engage, and it became a sheer mechanical event.
One thing I want to put in, though, is that the base reward of the Thorn is actually really well done. It's generic enough that you could use it for a lot of things, but has interesting implications that could allow someone to be very creative. If you're going to give a reward that everyone could have? This is the way to do it.
Overall? Fun little event, and though it was never clear how many downs did what or what the chances of injury were until perms were being handed out, the perms weren't that bad, and the reward felt semi-worth it. I think with a smaller group, and thus the ability to actually make sure everyone was on the same team and thus not KO'ing each other? I'd happily attend other events by this DM.
Responsiveness: 7/10
Balance: 6/10
Storytelling: 7/10
Fairness: 8/10
Overall:7/10
Which Event: Potato Monster
Don't let the 7 fool you, that's still positive score and was, ultimately, a nice experience. There were a lot of growing pains (the mandrakes, the black hole incident), and the group being so large meant that some people weren't on the same team, which lead to certain... Incidents with people going down when they perhaps shouldn't have.
The overall event did feel pretty railroaded, and at the end of the day I'm not wholly certain how this happened or what was going on, but it was still, nonetheless, a pleasant experience to be involved with. Very quick narrates though meant that things kept moving, and even the 'whoopsies' were quickly dealt with.
One thing I didn't like, but is probably more the result of just the sheer number of people was that it really didn't seem to matter what people attempted to roleplay or do in the leadup, which made it very clear that this was 'just a fight'. It made it harder to engage, and it became a sheer mechanical event.
One thing I want to put in, though, is that the base reward of the Thorn is actually really well done. It's generic enough that you could use it for a lot of things, but has interesting implications that could allow someone to be very creative. If you're going to give a reward that everyone could have? This is the way to do it.
Overall? Fun little event, and though it was never clear how many downs did what or what the chances of injury were until perms were being handed out, the perms weren't that bad, and the reward felt semi-worth it. I think with a smaller group, and thus the ability to actually make sure everyone was on the same team and thus not KO'ing each other? I'd happily attend other events by this DM.
Responsiveness: 7/10
Balance: 6/10
Storytelling: 7/10
Fairness: 8/10
Overall:7/10