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Re:The Game: A continually-run D&D campaign, since 1982 by ScarletEmerald on Monday May 02, 2022 @08:53AM (#31234495)
I was recently catching up on Dark Horse's Conan the Avenger, and sure enough, Conan and his companions of circumstance end up facing a monstrous beast from the outer dark. Conan's plan?

"Hit whatever attacks us, man or beast, repeatedly, until it dies."

Re:The Game: A continually-run D&D campaign, since 1982 by Andrew_nenakhov on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:02AM (#31245519)
Conan is the best type of character to deal with terror-inducing beings like shoggoths or Cthulhu. His extremely uncomplicated conscience coupled with high intelligence makes him totally immune to fear that suppresses 'civilized' people.
Re:The Game: A continually-run D&D campaign, since 1982 by miiiiiike on Monday May 02, 2022 @12:10PM (#31237034)
And did it work? It sounds like it would work. It probably worked.