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When Emotion Affects Role-Play At The Table
Would you protect an animal companion on the battlefield at any cost?
I just watched episode 8 of Dimension 20: The Unsleeping city on CollegeHumor’s Dropout yesterday night and an odd bit happened that I want to share with you.
Spoiler Alert: Beyond this point, I’m talking about episodes 8 or earlier of The Unsleeping City. This is your only warning!
So, if you watched the episodes, you know that Ricky has a dalmatian dog companion called Ox, now. You also know it is made of light.
During that battle, Ox appeared and fought alongside Ricky against the shadow cops and Epona.
What was curious to me was how much the cast cared when a Shadow Cop hit Ox. To remind those that missed the bit (understandable in almost 2 hours of battle):
If a Shadow Cop hits you, you need to make a Constitution saving throw. If you fail to save — your HP max decreases by the amount of HP you lost. Meaning you can’t heal for the duration of the battle.
Ox failed its constitution saving throw when the Shadow Cop attacked.
Immediately as it happened, the entire cast turned to yell and scorn Brennan, the Dungeon Master. “You’re…
