Episode 346 – save or suck

When a Game Master repeatedly uses a character’s weaknesses to reduce them to uselessness.  We discuss whether it’s a fair tactic or just a quick way to wreck that player’s fun. * (1:10) Congratulating Julia on getting married. * (2:48) A reminder about Fear the Boot’s Twitch channel. * (4:20) Save or suck: when failing a roll takes away your control of the character (e.g. sleep spells).  Other situations when a character can be reduced to irrelevance. * (16:23) The critical differences between being ineffective and being incapacitated. * (21:39) Ironically, John gets robbed of his contribution to the episode by a crashed internet connection. * (22:32) The double-standard when players lock down the GM’s NPCs. * (30:44) How much of this comes from being unable to read the players. Hosts: Chad, Dan, John, Wayne