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Dustun Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:10:24 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=645#comment-1983 How would you adapt this to deal with the complexity of characters, especially wizards in 3.5? How would you adapt this to deal with the complexity of characters, especially wizards in 3.5?

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Deacon Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:11 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=645#comment-1821 I like this idea alot. I can really see using that as I have people they miss games due to work from time to time. .-= Deacon´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/year-one/adventure-log/xp-november-session-1" rel="nofollow">Xp November session 1</a> =-. I like this idea alot. I can really see using that as I have people they miss games due to work from time to time.
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Ravenous Role Playing » Blog Archive » Friday Five: 2009-11-06 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:04:33 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=645#comment-1723 [...] Stunt Doubles for Absentee Players Have missing players quite often? Don’t want to resort to playing board games on your RPG night? Me neither. Want to play someone else’s character while they’re gone? Me neither. Here’s an idea to keep some of the power levels in the group up while players (and therefore characters) are missing from the game. [...] [...] Stunt Doubles for Absentee Players Have missing players quite often? Don’t want to resort to playing board games on your RPG night? Me neither. Want to play someone else’s character while they’re gone? Me neither. Here’s an idea to keep some of the power levels in the group up while players (and therefore characters) are missing from the game. [...]

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Jim DelRosso Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:10:36 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=645#comment-1709 Having done something similar to this in my first 4e campaign, I can testify that it works very well indeed. And I just used the DMG1's NPC rules; I'm sure it'd work even better based on on the companion character rules. Having done something similar to this in my first 4e campaign, I can testify that it works very well indeed. And I just used the DMG1′s NPC rules; I’m sure it’d work even better based on on the companion character rules.

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Asmor Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:51:33 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=645#comment-1706 Would probably work pretty well, although you would need to make sure everyone was capable of fulfilling their class's roles. For example, the player I mentioned who played essentially a companion character had inspiring word as a recharge 456. Obviously could be used more often than the real thing, but that was to make up for the fact that she lacked any other healing or buffing powers. Would probably work pretty well, although you would need to make sure everyone was capable of fulfilling their class’s roles. For example, the player I mentioned who played essentially a companion character had inspiring word as a recharge 456. Obviously could be used more often than the real thing, but that was to make up for the fact that she lacked any other healing or buffing powers.

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David Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:07 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=645#comment-1705 That's a neat idea. I wonder how well that would work for a slightly stripped down version of 4e, having everyone play "stunt doubles" .-= David´s last blog ..<a href="http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2009/10/dungeoneers-parchment.html" rel="nofollow">Dungeoneers Parchment</a> =-. That’s a neat idea. I wonder how well that would work for a slightly stripped down version of 4e, having everyone play “stunt doubles”
David´s last blog ..Dungeoneers Parchment

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