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| The Red Walker |
Posted - 25 Jan 2010 : 16:17:14
Richard almost made me feel sorry for the new Harmach...but it was hard to with him letting the red plume expats walk all over him and his(even though its about all he could do and live). I was surprised the lich let him live, but I suppose the promise he exacted that all but enslved him and the future of his line to protect the lich could end up quite valuble. |
| 6 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Silverblade The Enchanter |
Posted - 17 Aug 2010 : 23:26:51
Loved the Swordmage series :)
Even had Spelljammer in it so I was doubly happy :p
As for "evil being dumb"
yes I get annoyed at over or bad use of filmn/novel smaking the bad guys stupid
BUT....
1) Power corrupts, this also includes insanity and hubris to the point of feeling invulnerable. RL proves this.
2) Bad guys are not perfect!!
Note that "smart" and "Intelligent" aren't the same thing at all. Intelligent enemy is bad news, but a smart one is REALLY bad news.
folk who are driven may well be blind to their own flaws or better strategies etc.
Hence in my D&D games I'd do d20 rolls adjsuted by Wisdom, circumstance etc, ot see if the enemy did smart or dumb things, as it does happen that someone can have a flash of intuitive genius, orr rage or arrogance blinds them to a wiser course.
3) Rent-A-Mob
getting good quality help is never easy...
just because an enemy warrior is say , Drizzt like in swordsmanship, doesn't mean he's got a brain worth a hoot or can lead a squad of men.
the boss maybe smart, but his underlings might be dumb!
:) |
| skychrome |
Posted - 17 Aug 2010 : 03:35:12
Have to agree there with George!  Excellent review! |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 17 Aug 2010 : 01:06:52
Thankyou, capnvan. That's by far the most entertaining quasi-review I've ever read. Keep up the good work.
-- George Krashos
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| Kyrene |
Posted - 26 Jan 2010 : 18:22:06
Not the best in this anthology, but still well worth the read. The lords Odelmor and Marstel were thoroughly despicable and one wished for their end almost from the start. The protagonist, Angar, was just a little too pathetic for me to really care if he would come through unscathed. A fitting end therefore was met by all, and therein lays the goodness of this tale. The phylactery was perhaps a little contrived, but then again did not help Angar any when confronting the King. A well rounded tale. |
| Brimstone |
Posted - 26 Jan 2010 : 17:03:01
I enjoyed this story also. |
| Neil Bishop |
Posted - 26 Jan 2010 : 10:18:05
Once again, Rich really impressed me with the quality of his writing. He just gets it. I'm becoming a bit of a one-man fanboy for Rich Baker: he's probably my favourite FR author and he's my favourite D&D designer, in part, because he seems to be the only WotC employee who can write a good adventure.
I sincerely hope he never gets retrenched... unless it leads to him getting a really good book contract with a healthy advance. |
