kevin_video wrote:
Was very nearly a party wipe last night after the ninja decided "Hmm, I haven't killed anything for a while (game time) and my blade's thirsty for blood. Let's go to the camp fire full of guys that I believe I can take on by myself." Yeah, he got pummeled pretty hard because I got really lucky with the rolls, and he didn't. The rest of the party got there and were swarmed by the rest of the crew.
I had it so that after the bugbears, the PCs went north to talk to the Ice Troll King, and they had to perform a service. All they had to do was infiltrate a long abandoned wizard's tower, and tell him what was inside, and if possible, dispel the ward that kept the enemies of dwarves out (giants, orcs, goblinoids). The rogue went in, saw Savage North people, tried to slay them. That failed. Hard.
They created so much noise that the entire tribe heard. And after deciding on playing Stupid Evil, instead of fleeing from 20 barbarians, of which eight alone had taken out the ninja and the cleric, they were going to stick around and fight instead. For doing that, I very much wanted to teach them a lesson and get have them get wiped out.
I stepped in and let them know that they couldn't win this as they were. Twice. Because even after giving them the chance to leave, they still went "We got this." So I brought in the shaman and two rangers, a saber-tooth cat, and a wolf animal companion. Surprisingly enough, they still weren't concerned. Even tried to intimidate the entire tribe. Obviously didn't work. "I produce fire in my hands. They're stupid barbarians. They should be running." "That's nice. So does the shaman (druid). They're not scared."
Eventually they took the hint and ran. They'll try again next week.
They didn't even bat an eye when it came to the Yutak tribe. They were nice, and did trading. Even set up an alliance with them. These guys? Oh, I haven't murdered anything in a while. I'm practically foaming at the mouth. I need to kill and mutilate. Isn't that bordering on chaotic? Answer: "Who cares?...
See, this is what you get when I'm not there.
