02-25-2024, 03:13 AM
Character: Murong Ze
Event: A Master's Edge
Responsiveness: It took a long time because the content was Long, not because we had to sit waiting for ages. This is just Good
Balance: I think the 0CD thing with the final boss kind of created a feeling of "the DM decides if you can win this round or not", but I did still have stressful fun. Every other fight was exclusively raw without reservations.
Storytelling: NIGHTMARE. NIGHTMARE. NIGHTMARE. Real dread. I'm very pointedly aware of railroading, but when I ran into things I couldn't influence here, it added to the horror in a very diegetic way rather than making me feel OOCly restricted. Had a cast of characters I WILL remember.
Fairness: Harsh and scary, but I can look at every single thing and see a clear intent to enable more storytelling later on. I can't really think of a more rewarding way to handle things than that. My snap reaction to the rewards was that they were too good, but then Everything Happened. And I understood.
Overall: 9/10. this was fucked up and my relationships with every character who attended will be part-defined by it from now on. what more do you want
Other comments: "i would rather confront someone with an existential crisis than gamble ONCE"
Event: A Master's Edge
Responsiveness: It took a long time because the content was Long, not because we had to sit waiting for ages. This is just Good
Balance: I think the 0CD thing with the final boss kind of created a feeling of "the DM decides if you can win this round or not", but I did still have stressful fun. Every other fight was exclusively raw without reservations.
Storytelling: NIGHTMARE. NIGHTMARE. NIGHTMARE. Real dread. I'm very pointedly aware of railroading, but when I ran into things I couldn't influence here, it added to the horror in a very diegetic way rather than making me feel OOCly restricted. Had a cast of characters I WILL remember.
Fairness: Harsh and scary, but I can look at every single thing and see a clear intent to enable more storytelling later on. I can't really think of a more rewarding way to handle things than that. My snap reaction to the rewards was that they were too good, but then Everything Happened. And I understood.
Overall: 9/10. this was fucked up and my relationships with every character who attended will be part-defined by it from now on. what more do you want
Other comments: "i would rather confront someone with an existential crisis than gamble ONCE"