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Originally posted by uss:
My DM knows exactly what he`s doing - he has been DMing for years. He just likes to make it very difficult, but he knows another DM that is even more crazy  ..
Arledrian, i disagree. im loving AD&D but the dying really pisses me off.
Actually, i`d be very ok with it if my whole party would die but if its just me and all the others get the exp and loot.. it really makes me quite angry
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Knowing what hes doing is not the same thing as being a good DM. Making it hard is no bad thing - but not to this degree. Two more points - in the rule book it advises, no
instrutcts DMs to fudge dice roles so that more fun can be had by all.
And if I was DMing your party theres no *way* in the nine hells a White Dragon would be played just as a straight battle.
Even if it is a random encounter, there is no excuse for playing it as:
Oh, you encounter a white dragon 50 yards in front of you!
Instead, such an enounter should be more along the lines of you seeing signs of a dragon, having an opertunity to skulk past or make an attempt on it, getting a chance to get all your Protectiong from Cold spells ready and so on. Turn it into a mini-quest and make it interesting.
Once again, talk it over and see if something to balance things out cant be arranged. If all else fails start writing bonuses into your characters history. (When the next overpowering foe shows up you can casualy announce your putting on the ring of wizardry that you inherited from your father that is mentioned in the histroy the DM glanced over and approved)
Oh and players who would resurrect the most powerful character over the player who keeps getting shafted deserve things I cant go into here.