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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 ...That... was close.

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 Okay, so I thought out a spin to my pseudo medieval feudal setting where the Church (more than on... 
 @c2acbfae I would expect a schism.  Some people are all for aloof-maniac wizards corrupting the church, while others continue worship of the actual gods behind closed doors lest the wizards notice. 
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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf HAHAHAHA "haunted knife rac... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 The first ogre wore me down quite a bit, and while the equipment I gathered let me one-shot the second, I was still in a situation where one hit from the dragon would surely kill me.  Still, rather than trying to lure it away, I took the risk, being armed to the teeth and all...

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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf I do want to admit I tried ... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 @c6d0b972 @66ede490 I like the idea, but between my often-unpredictable sleep schedule and the fact that people are keeping me too damned busy these days for me to catch up to the current day, I don't think I can be the host for it.  (Not to mention, I often don't remember to do Rogule until I see a Rogule post...) 
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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf kinda but not really. I jus... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 The ogre at the end was nasty.  (As for the rat, it was enough on my path that I figured it could attack as I passed it by...)

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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf so I guess I didn't do it t... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 That was a lot of having to go around loops to try to shake mobs.  Seems like vampires aren't so easily gotten rid of that way, though, even if dragons are.  That got hairy...

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 So I yelled at WotC again...

https://pteryx.dreamwidth.org/4915.html

Basically I took advantage of the current survey and did the open letter thing with the big text boxes again. 
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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf correction, THREE knives in... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 And an axe, and a shield (plus a second late)...  That genie didn't stand a chance.

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 That first wolf managed to do a ton of damage and there were no heals to be found, so even with the equipment I had I felt the need to keep things minimal.  I lured away the zombie, then the vampire, and finally escaped.
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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 @c6d0b972 After being mauled so badly by that wolf despite a shield, this was not a day to take any more risks.

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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf I tried to be super clever ... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 I didn't even get as far as you two did.  How can one bat be that tough?!

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 nostr:npub1c2ktlts7w5r2c0jl8ptl4ale4nsxv7wcn3xv2vawuw23hqetcw7qu3da5x The second ghost took me fr... 
 @1034eae5 @c2acbfae This haunted armory wasn't so scary.

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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf Now we all need to get toge... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 Congrats to you both!  :)  I didn't risk it; a well-stocked armory guarded only by a wolf may have made things comfortable, but not so comfortable that I was willing to take on an out-of-the-way dragon while at half health.

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 nostr:npub1zq6w4e26twazf80lu397pdhzk2qu37wkrz5sc3nw0y3aaxsucvescel4gf I got a dagger and a shield... 
 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 Yeah, I made that mistake a few days prior.  But I did better this day with being given all the tools needed to win (plus a last-minute knife).

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 @e56cd906 I'm reminded somewhat of how 3.0, 3.5, and PF1 had NPC classes.  Commoner was at the bottom, basically serving as the "class of not having a class".  Next up were the Expert, Aristocrat, and Warrior.  Finally, there were the spellcasting NPC classes: Adept (both the original and Eberron's variants) and Magewright.  (There was also an article Keith Baker wrote adding a third one, the Gleaner.)

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 @e56cd906 While they were mainly intended for statting non-adventurers, no one said you couldn't have a campaign where nobody could take PC classes because you're all ordinary people forced into an extraordinary situation...

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 @c2acbfae Hm, really?  Odd, what kind of error does it give?  I might need to pass it on to Dreamwidth... 
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 @e56cd906 I'm reminded somewhat of how 3.0, 3.5, and PF1 had NPC classes.  Commoner was at the bottom, basically serving as the "class of not having a class".  Next up were the Expert, Aristocrat, and Warrior.  Finally, there were the spellcasting NPC classes: Adept (both the original and Eberron's variants) and Magewright.  (There was also an article Keith Baker wrote adding a third one, the Gleaner.)

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 Good thing that animal rush came with two free heals.

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 The starting point was mildly concerning, the endpoint enough more so that I didn't take any risks around it.

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 Managed to outmaneuver the second boar... only for a wolf to charge in so I'd get pincered.

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 I thought I was running away from a hairy situation, but I aggroed a wolf by going that way.  I should've charged in instead...

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 So did I, but I misjudged when to run again...

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 ...Huh.  First time I've seen a dragon someplace other than the exit room.  Made me wonder if it was guarding a diamond.  Didn't really have the condition to check, though, so left while I could.

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 That second healing potion was placed such that I was forced to waste it on healing a single HP.  I wonder if I could've beaten the vampire if not for that...

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 @c2acbfae @1034eae5 I gave the dragon-slaying a try, but at half health figured it was better to just flee.

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