antaymonkey

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Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped ( english.elpais.com )

More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred...

E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyers Foil Trump’s Quiet Attempt to Stall $91 Million Payment ( www.thedailybeast.com )

When Donald Trump posted the $91.6 million bond on Friday allowing him to appeal the E. Jean Carroll decision without paying her immediately, it set off an interesting scramble to unpack why Federal Insurance Company—a subsidiary of Chubb Insurance Company—would lend to a notoriously unreliable borrower....

antaymonkey ,

Me: Is that a DOOM reference?

/sees username

Me: *Nice. *

DM question - level reset?

Hey everyone! Just trying to figure out if what I'm thinking is a good idea or the worst idea ever. My group is only two sessions in. They started at level 5. I have them going into a supposed-to-die battle wherein they wake in hell and have to figure out how to get out (yadda yadda this is where the real story starts). I was...

antaymonkey OP ,

That was kind of my thought, having seen it done in video games amply.

antaymonkey OP ,

The reasoning I had was that it's basically a new life, but to your point if their minds are still intact then dropping levels may not make the sense that I'd thought it would.

antaymonkey OP ,

I definitely want to nix the gear ( I made a dumb decision to allow everyone one magical item and didn't vet before the game so someone had a staff of fire which is entirely too OP for level 5 - my fault yes).

antaymonkey OP ,

You’re ripping away all of their agency and punishing them for the sake of your narrative rather than for something they did.

This is everything I needed to hear (read). You're absolutely right, thanks for the reality check.

antaymonkey OP ,

Wouldn't you know it, these magma mephits are immune to fire!

antaymonkey OP ,

It's moot now because I've decided against it, but technically they haven't spent any time leveling up - they started the game at 5.

antaymonkey OP ,

Truuuuuuuuue but I feel like it's not the same emotional investment as leveling up by playing, if that makes sense?

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