Comments on: The Next D&D Homebrew: Three Saves or Die! http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/the-next-dnd-homebrew-three-saves-or-die A D&D 4e Blog Dedicated to Dungeonmasters & Players Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:49:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rumors of War - WotSSoM: Rule Mechanics Crossing http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/the-next-dnd-homebrew-three-saves-or-die/comment-page-1#comment-62193 Rumors of War - WotSSoM: Rule Mechanics Crossing Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:44:54 +0000 http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/?p=7221#comment-62193 [...] The Next D&D Homebrew: Three Saves or Die! [...] [...] The Next D&D Homebrew: Three Saves or Die! [...]

]]> By: Alphastream http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/the-next-dnd-homebrew-three-saves-or-die/comment-page-1#comment-54916 Alphastream Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:33:05 +0000 http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/?p=7221#comment-54916 One of our admins for Ashes of Athas had a great idea for a chapter finale: placing the big bad boss in terrain where a PC must make a death save every round they end their turn in the terrain. That's really palpable tension. Want to engage the boss in melee? You get three strikes, then you are out! You don't have to stay in, of course. One of our friends went on to use a variant of that for a Living Forgotten Realms adventure, and I really had fun with that one as a player. I've heard of DMs using this in home campaigns, so I thought it would be worth sharing should others also have fun with this. One of our admins for Ashes of Athas had a great idea for a chapter finale: placing the big bad boss in terrain where a PC must make a death save every round they end their turn in the terrain. That’s really palpable tension. Want to engage the boss in melee? You get three strikes, then you are out! You don’t have to stay in, of course.

One of our friends went on to use a variant of that for a Living Forgotten Realms adventure, and I really had fun with that one as a player. I’ve heard of DMs using this in home campaigns, so I thought it would be worth sharing should others also have fun with this.

]]> By: Fauxcrye http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/the-next-dnd-homebrew-three-saves-or-die/comment-page-1#comment-54320 Fauxcrye Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:13:02 +0000 http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/?p=7221#comment-54320 Using 3 failed saves as death or horrible effect has been a staple of my own 4e games. The standard was set officially in the Essentials line with some disease, monster, and trap effects. I think it keeps the tension and threat quite real. It is a good rule of thumb and fits the system well. Using 3 failed saves as death or horrible effect has been a staple of my own 4e games. The standard was set officially in the Essentials line with some disease, monster, and trap effects. I think it keeps the tension and threat quite real. It is a good rule of thumb and fits the system well.

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