tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857030953378039178.post2871330070986462176..comments2021-07-07T13:04:53.166-07:00Comments on Grid Paper Gladiators: Why Level Draining SucksPJ Garrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834430005645255114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857030953378039178.post-57267539866211543822012-11-28T21:03:51.002-08:002012-11-28T21:03:51.002-08:00That's certainly a less painful approach for t...That's certainly a less painful approach for the players, but it still has the hassle of rolling back all of the level bonuses, and the record keeping nightmare that entails.<br /><br />That was why I suggested getting rid of it entirely and just adjusting the monsters on a case-by-case basis. <br /><br />Take wights for example: The wights in "Game of Thrones" are plenty scary without having energy drain. They're almost immune to normal weapons, and they are terribly strong and come in great numbers. Their only real weakness is fire.<br /><br />This allows them to still be plenty scary (they're a sort of super zombie), but it makes it much easier for the DM by eliminating the paperwork involved with level-draining.<br /><br /><br /><br />PJ Garrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834430005645255114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857030953378039178.post-59243349720225386012012-11-25T15:16:17.140-08:002012-11-25T15:16:17.140-08:00Me and the Mrs were talking about this today, as y...Me and the Mrs were talking about this today, as you do, and wondered if it would work to make the level drain temporary in some way. An affected character loses hit points, spells, and fights at the new lower level. But this drain of life effect is reversed with 8 hours of rest and some good food (kinda like some business meetings I've been in) Not tried this approach - but its the best we came up withPaul Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121662389840568957noreply@blogger.com