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[Dominick Riesland]

2009/3/2 Chris <3n7r0py at gmail.com>:
> On the topic of villains being recharged with possibilities from DDs, I
> would pose this question to the list: Why is it that villains never have the
> problem PCs have, where they have to spend a portion of the possibilities
> they have on their trip to a location that ultimately results in their
> dramatic encounter with the PCs?

Because then it wouldn't be dramatic, would it? Seriously, though,
take someone like Wu Han from the Destiny Map adventure. he's been
hard at work since before Act 1 driving the adventure. It's not until
Act 3 that you get to see him, and that's likely to be in a position
where you're trying to sneak around and not be noticed by him. The
only time you are actually in a position to fight is in Act 4, where
he has you trapped. Does it really make sense to say that he had twice
as many as what is printed at the start of the adventure, but is "down
to" the published total when you fight him? That's nice flavor, but
only the GM gets to see that, so it's wasted. As a player, you only
care how many Possibilities Wu Han has *now*, when he's trying to take
away your clue to the next adventure.

> I mean, we're going around and doing things that drain possibilities, it
> should be equally likely that bad guys run into strings of bad luck, or a
> random string of encounters that might make them unusually possibility-light
> when it comes time to face the PCs, shouldn't it? It could even make for
> some interesting story twists, where what should've been a tough fight where
> you got some interesting item, or piece of info from the baddy should you
> beat him, results in you having to chase him down, since he didn't have the
> possibilities to go head-to-head with a group after a really long day filled
> with bad luck.

If the GM wants to have a story like that, it's simple enough. But
forcing him to run through the encounters off-screen, away from anyone
else, just to see if such a story happens in this particular adventure
(where it may or may not be appropriate), is a bit much.

Dominick Riesland, aka Rabbitball
Creator of the Cosmversal Grimoire
"There are always possibilities, my sergeant told me. But he never had
his possibilities torn away like wings from a fly."