GM vs Overpowered Heroes

[sajungzak]

In order to truly know another, one must first know one's self fully.

[Gold Bearer]

Hmm, I see. What if you know yourself and your enemy but they know themselves and you? You can't both win.

[sajungzak]

Hmm, I see. What if you know yourself and your enemy but they know themselves and you? You can't both win.

Then you wouldn't be enemies. You would both realize that you are both the same.

[Gold Bearer]

Oh forget it. Smart arse.

[artisturn]

So I ended up just adding some extra monsters and that seem to do the trick so far.

In the last game we played the heroes recieved thier first artifact.

Also in our last game the party lost their wizard,not from fighting but from searching for treasure.

[chaoticprime]

Wizards should never, ever, ever, EVER, search for treasure--even if they have that stupid spell with the thing.

[sajungzak]

Yeah, I finally drained the wizard of all his potions the other day.
When I told them we were shuffling the treasure deck they all got really cautious about searching. Big difference, that. (I had misinterpreted when I was young and never bothered to read it that carefully in recent years.) I also introduced tokens for BP. Having a visual makes it count more.
"3? How do I get them back?"
"Don't tell me your out of potions too?"
"Me found haf fild flask, but me drink it."
HA Ha Ha Ha HA!!!

[cynthialee]

On allowing monsters and villains to open doors to call for back up here are some guidance for you based on my experience:
Monsters should only open doors for back up when they are in desperate need. {monsters are glory hounds}
Monsters only open doors in the same room or hallway they are in. {taking the time to go 2 rooms away to get back up would be seen as running from battle}
Monsters in the room that was just opened go into the room or hallway that called for back up. They may not open a door in this room as they are charging into battle into the other room or hallway. Villains are likely to do as they please in regards to doors. {so if they find a villain and he is under-powered, he just might open every door he can to swarm the heroes with the minions of chaos.}

The above mods should only be used on powerful Heroes. Base issue heroes will not live long at all and you will end with frustrated and angry players with these mods.

[Gold Bearer]

Monsters should only open doors for back up when they are in desperate need. {monsters are glory hounds}

I'd need a clear way of ruling that one though. What's desperite? One monster left in the room, that could work well.

Monsters only open doors in the same room or hallway they are in. {taking the time to go 2 rooms away to get back up would be seen as running from battle}

Good shout, maybe certain cowardly type monsters (like goblins) could be allowed to go to other places to open doors.

Monsters in the room that was just opened go into the room or hallway that called for back up. They may not open a door in this room as they are charging into battle into the other room or hallway. Villains are likely to do as they please in regards to doors. {so if they find a villain and he is under-powered, he just might open every door he can to swarm the heroes with the minions of chaos.}

Yea, it could lead to a chain reaction of opening every door on the board. That would be quite funny though. I think three types of monsters should do the trick. One type (including undead) can't open doors. One type can open doors if they're the last monster in that room or corridor. One type can always open doors. Could be a really nice way of making lesser monster a different kind of threat.

[cynthialee]

I define desperate need as being the sole monster or villain facing 2 or more heroes.