Initiative Checks

At the start of a battle, each combatant makes an initiative check. An initiative check is a dexterity check. Each character applies his or her dexterity modifier to the roll. Characters act in order, counting down from highest result to lowest. In every round that follows, the characters act in the same order.

Friday, March 15, 2013

Guild Building

I'm sure some of my readers have played Assassin's Creed 3. If so you know the joy of building and maintaining your homestead. In a recent game (Of Gods and Mortals, run by ZBlackHeart) our group acquired a hero's guild in the town of Loudwater and began the delicate task of rearing the next generation of heroes. Not unlike Assassin's Creed 3 "The Guild" as we took to calling it, started as a small two-story building on the docks of Loudwater, a small shipping town near the sword-coast. Not very impressive on the outside, and only a little bit better on the inside.

At first we only had three members not including our group of four, two of whom didn't wish to participate. Really it could only go up from there, or so I thought. We soon discovered that, of our three young initiates, one was a kleptomaniac, one was a traitor, and the third was possessed. Over all not a very fortunate turnout. But we powered through and over the next fifteen years (in game time) the guild prospered and grew. Today "The Heroes/Merchant's Guild of Loudwater" has found fame and a place to call it's own within the political hierarchy of Loudwater.

As of late I've offered to buy out my friend's portion of the guild, thus taking on full responsibility of The Guild.

Don't underestimate the importance of this part of the game. It is a high stress job. Think about it, if you fail or if too many of your trainees die in the process you've effectively damned the next generation to a life of misery under the cruel lashes of one overlord or another.




Why do I tell you all of this? Well if you look at the above example of play you'll see lessons in marketing, business, teamwork, and an example of how sound investment and time can make you rich.

Heed this lesson next generation.

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