paizo.com PbP Advice (3 items)paizo.com PbP Advice (3 items)2014-02-16T17:56:04Z2014-02-16T17:56:04ZRe: Forums/Online Campaigns: General Discussion: On PBPs, a general discussion for all PBPersRevolving Door Alternate (alias of Kydeem de'Morcaine)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hu2o&page=14?On-PBPs-a-general-discussion-for-all-PBPers#6832022-07-28T00:19:36Z2022-07-28T00:19:36Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Storyteller Shadow wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Gronk de'Morcaine wrote:</div><blockquote><p> For what is worth, I stopped trying the GM's that wanted payment. I tried quite a few and only 1 was decent.</p>
<p>What I <i>have</i> been doing is using the ones that have the option of giving a tip for a good experience. I've tried 4 of those and only 1 was a poor GM. I gave the other 3 a $5-$10 tip.</p>
<p>Not sure if that is an appropriate amount, but it seemed reasonable to me. </blockquote>What was the mode of play? VTT, in person, PbP? </blockquote><p>I'm speaking of VTT on Roll20.Storyteller Shadow wrote:Gronk de'Morcaine wrote:For what is worth, I stopped trying the GM's that wanted payment. I tried quite a few and only 1 was decent.
What I have been doing is using the ones that have the option of giving a tip for a good experience. I've tried 4 of those and only 1 was a poor GM. I gave the other 3 a $5-$10 tip.
Not sure if that is an appropriate amount, but it seemed reasonable to me.
What was the mode of play? VTT, in person, PbP? I'm speaking of VTT on Roll20.Revolving Door Alternate (alias of Kydeem de'Morcaine)2022-07-28T00:19:36ZRe: Forums/Online Campaigns: General Discussion: Building a Better Doomed Hero: Painlord's Advanced Play-by-Post PlayLiliyashanina (alias of Mightypion)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qciy&page=3?Building-a-Better-Doomed-Hero-Painlords#1492021-11-14T18:34:02Z2021-11-14T18:34:02Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Revolving Door Alternate wrote:</div><blockquote> </blockquote><p>I fully get what you mean, to me, this frequently implies that you are not only very good at being a healer, but that your character or your tactics may also be considerably more optimized then the rest of the party.
<p>There is a place for "charge in immidiatly" tactics in real life (particularly during meeting engagements), as taking the initiative and making the enemy react to you is pretty important (it can frequently also go horribly wrong, see early Polish and during operation Soviet counterattacks on the Wehrmacht in WW2, did you know that the Poles actually pulled off a succesfull cavalry charge in WW2?), but this type is simply not strong in an RPG game. </p>
<p>RPGs generally reward tactics that enable the party to focus, and thus defeat an adversary in detail, and charging straight in typically does the opposite.</p>Revolving Door Alternate wrote:
I fully get what you mean, to me, this frequently implies that you are not only very good at being a healer, but that your character or your tactics may also be considerably more optimized then the rest of the party. There is a place for "charge in immidiatly" tactics in real life (particularly during meeting engagements), as taking the initiative and making the enemy react to you is pretty important (it can frequently also go horribly wrong, see early Polish...Liliyashanina (alias of Mightypion)2021-11-14T18:34:02ZRe: Forums/Online Campaigns: General Discussion: DH's Guide to Play By Post gamingchongjasminehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nr91&page=4?DHs-Guide-to-Play-By-Post-gaming#1902024-01-25T14:28:49Z2024-01-25T14:28:49Z<p>Thanks for the helpful guide.</p>Thanks for the helpful guide.chongjasmine2024-01-25T14:28:49Z