Lair Assault

Today was my first attempt at Lair Assault.
Guess what? I didn't die!
Plus, we totally made it through both parts of the encounter with only one perma death.
Which means, WE WON!

I'm pretty sure that is only time I've ever used the term "we won" when referring to a Dungeons and Dragons game. Usually there is still some lingering fear that another bad guy or group of bad guys or undead guys or slims or gargoyles (I hate those damn gargoyles) or giant spiders or god-only-knows-what-other-kinda-crap is going to jump out from behind a tree and...

SURPRISE, it's time for another fight. You have blown your dailies, yet quite spectacularly I might add, on that big baddy your party just vanquished. Now there are these jerks, popping out of the darkness trying to kick you while you are down. You rally your forces and manage defeat those puny foes, only to come out in the end way worse than you started.

But what if you don't make it? What if your lovingly crafted character perishes to a crappy minion? You built her, nurtured her from level one to the wonderful PC she was. Now you must bury her. You pack away that marked up character sheet in a drawer, never to be seen again. All that is left are the memories of epic times long past. As you mourn your loss, you roll up a new character and start again.

Lair Assault it completely different. You prepare an OP character and walk into that encounter with a death wish. You are well aware that it's all or nothing. You are courageous and even reckless. The game is fueled by adrenaline. You spend encounters and dailies like it's going out of style. But if you die, it's no big deal. It's expected. Success is unusual. You even gain "glory" for death.

I highly encourage anyone who has played D&D to attend a Lair Assault game. Use those games as an opportunity to create a fun-to-play character, maybe something different that you won't be too attached to. Learn to work together and strategize as a team. And if you don't make it, not to worry, there will always be next week. You can try again then.

My Lair Assault character. Level 8 Unaligned Shield Dwarf Warpriest (Death Domain! BABY!)

 

 

My favorite power. It may not be spectacular, BUT it's very useful. 

My beautiful new dice. I'm waiting on another set and a block of d6.