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Saying no to a PC, in game

I recently managed an uncomfortable meta-game experience as a DM by redirecting back to roleplaying fundamentals.

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Carved some pumpkins

The thief o’lantern. Had to use some sticks for support to make the whole thing appear to “float.”

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(Finally almost) won at Ark Nova

A new strategy of sprinting and scrambling for smaller sets of points at a time fared better than spending more time saving up for a single big point gain.

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