neverwinter nights notes

[eruditus]

Just something to share...

After playing NWN last year (something I would love to do more of if I had time...along with Galaxies, which currently is just eating away cash as my account sits there unused) I got a laugh that I am fond of discussing.

It has to do with expectations and the differences between computer games and table-top...

So I have decided that I pray newbie gamers do not use the NWN model for starting tabletop games. not because its d20 (which I happen to be very fond of, just board with) and not because its stilted and impersonal (I have had a few very satisfying online experiences... roleplaying... that DIDN'T include inquiries to what I'm wearing... sheesh, you people!)

anyway, so I came upon this discovery when I realized my players would LYNCH ME if, after a long combat where the players nearly perished, they opened a trapped chest (that also nearly kills them) only to find ONE GOLD PIECE! Yeah, I would be a dead man. :lol:

[Kublai]

But a Gold piece is so much in BW! :shock: :D

[eruditus]

I think there is still a size expectation, especially when playing the game. Here were a shit load of guys and a giant chest and all that was at the bottom was a single gold. Did they really need a 4' chest to house it?

Don't get me wrong, I understand the value of that kind of cash in a medieval setting. heck, truth be known, I liked the L5R/fuedal japan perspective since the Koku had a very real, very solid value - one mans rice for a year. I think that puts things in perspective for a game.

I still think they would kill me.

[GreenAdder]

It could be worse. Rather than a gold piece, that chest could turn out to be a mimic.

[Kublai]

It could be worse. Rather than a gold piece, that chest could turn out to be a mimic.

:shock:

:cry: <= tears of joy

[Drozdal]

Just hand them a chest full of copper pieces - so they could not carry them back :PPP

Dro

[eruditus]

and for your efforts you get to haul around this chest filled with pennies :)