I am currently running a Jade Regent campaign with a group of friends, and although I am open to players trying out new things or making their characters as optimized as possible. I have one scenario with a player who is borderline spoiling the game for others right now.
I could go on about the actions and things that have happened, but that is not why I am here. I am instead looking for alternatives to the game that will help keep everything a surprise for all of the players. I have already came up with alternatives for encounters, alternate trap placements, even re-positioning some of the rooms to keep dungeons random to avoid the meta-game direct to the end route.
The is one thing specifically I want to change and do not know how, and that is Suishen. I am wondering if anyone has any alternative rules to Suishen that will maintain the weapons potential, but still replace ALL of the swords abilities.
Example:
Instead of Flaming (Burst) -> Shocking (Burst)
Instead of Air Walk -> Wind Wall.
etc...
Please, any thoughts, comments or concerns are all welcome.
Well, if his actions are spoiling the game for you and others, then you can tell him to mend his wicked ways or find somewhere else to game.
I think you're otherwise on the right track though Air Walk and Wind Wall serve rather different purposes.
Well, if his actions are spoiling the game for you and others, then you can tell him to mend his wicked ways or find somewhere else to game.
I think you're otherwise on the right track though Air Walk and Wind Wall serve rather different purposes.
Yeah, this is my way of letting him know he is meta-gaming when he attempts to use the sword. I do not want to 'nerf' the weapon so to speak, I simply want to create alternatives that have similar affects. I ultimately want him to role play his character and figure out through conversation that the weapons abilities are instead a variation that he has to work towards discovering.
Let him know directly with words what your problem is with his actions, don't dance around it passive-aggressive hoping he understands an indirect message.