Dieterdg84 wrote:My current playgroup can't get enough of AHQ, and they already completed 2 full campaigns (Shattered Amulet and my reworked version of Dark Necropolis).
Both quite large campaigns where they gained alot of Fate points and magic items. They also trained quite some Characteristics.
This caused my end fight vs the Dread King in The Dark Necropolis being a bit of an anti climax.
Before entering the fight they went back to town to replenish all their Fate points (8 each) and then just used up all of them during the endfight.
There was hardly any chance of actually dying and they just went in without any real tactics.
The fight itself looked pretty cool though:
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Once finished they were already looking forward to the next adventure with their current heroes. So they don't want to retire them yet
Since I'm not a fan of taking away their gear or nerfing their stats, I had the following house rule in mind to spice up their future adventure:
A Hero is allowed to use only one Fate point per Expedition phase or Combat phase.Has anyone else encountered this issue? I would love to hear some other ideas.
I call it the "FP accumulation issue", and yes, it can potentially break the game. It's not commonly reported because most people don't stick around enough to reach that point. Only serious players get to come across it. You're really into the game, aren't you?
Surprisingly enough, you won't find any fix posted online as far as I can tell. The major AHQ variants don't even address the issue at all!
What matrices are you using? The issue could be a sign that the number and PV of the monsters you're picking are not a suitable match for the adventurers. You may need to start including stronger monsters along with spellcasters and specialists. Another quick fix is to increase the GM's chances of success so that a DC is used upon rolling equal to or lower than dungeon level (instead of a 1 for any DL). If you're playing multiplayer, then give the GM more DCs.
Limiting the use of FPs works as a quick fix, but then you'd have to limit the matrices and dungeons as well or the game would become unbearably difficult. You may probably want to increase the FP allotment as the adventurers become more experienced, though, or you'll be stuck with the same matrices and exploration tables.
You'll have to find the point of balance that works best for you if you're going to keep using pre-made monster matrices. To me at least, sticking to monster matrices nowadays is like preferring graph paper to draw your dungeons by hand instead of taking pictures with your cellphone. Do yo still draw your dungeons by hand?
I can't recommend Slev's system enough for generating monsters (the one that worked anyway). It scales itself to party strength taking training, spells, and experience (FPs) into consideration. You may find it in my bestiary.
Another part of my approach is that FPs may be used to acquire feats that spice up the encounters. Also, my adventurers start slightly lower stat wise than their AHQ counterparts but within the same spectrum, leaving more room for advancement. You can read about it in my redesign notes.
Nice setup, by the way. It looks fantastic!
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