| Virgilius Kohl |
I'd also like to thank everyone here for their insights. I am another of Curghann's players, & I was sort of in the middle between the 2 points of view from Curghann & Farvin, though my first instinct was to follow the rule as written, like Curghann. Having read & re-read the rules, I certainly felt Curghann's interpretation was supported by the language. That said, I also certainly saw Farvin's point about things being a bit "wonky".
Much like Farvin, I think reading through the responses here has given me a bit better perspective, & like Curghann I believe we should be able to get by this soon, hopefully. Farvin's plan, which closely mirrors what I was thinking, should help us accomplish that.
As a long-time DM myself, I mentioned to Curghann on the night of the game session in question, that my prime concern in his place would have been that the severity of the penalties for this Event so early in game might be Kingdom-breaking. Again, that being said, I was Curghann's DM for a long time, & part of what I portrayed to him through most of that time was my willingness to let the dice speak in most cases, or to roll with it when a player turned one of my plotlines on its head with a trick or move I didn't see coming.
I look forward to more such interesting discussions.