In post 709, MariaR wrote:I don't have a problem with Rose or Achan leaving mostly because it seems like something they'd do
I don't recall the decision being made because of what Rose would do - Ether was concerned about undead and I thought it was Ether didn't want to play without Dunn, not because
Rose
thought ABC.
In post 711, MariaR wrote:No Dunn it's not that at all I don't mind the fact that Sigma is strong it's great really! I don't like that if you're not here we're basically having a huge huge fallback and I want to try and get us stronger to get on your level.
Basically this.
I'm more irritated with the fact that YOU [Dunn] not being here is the #1 reason why we consider not playing. That's bull - we should have a decent enough party to run without any two people most days. We've never had a problem with it before since we KNOW we're at a disadvantage and can plan accordingly. Fortunately its never been a problem before last session because you've [Dunn] always been here.
And me making a Support Cleric is not the answer to a stronger party if you [Dunn] can't make a session.
The answer is something only a blade can provide.
So, yes, we need a cleric.
But we also need someone who can do some/most/all of the combat roles Sigma provides in the event that you miss another session.
In post 714, Firebringer wrote:honestly the more i think about it I REALLY THINK she should have given us a heads up on this that she was planning to develop her character this way so we don't just go "WTF is going on", because it literally happened out of nowhere. I get she was doing her character development but it kind of developed out of thin air, one minute Achan charges into battle recklessly and the next she starts running when things go sour.
You worded this perfectly. If we KNEW we couldn't trust Achan then I'd literally play as if we were one party member down at all times, and there was no way I'd support a 3-man party in what is supposed to be a 7-person campaign. The false pretense of having an extra character hurt us since we didn't know charge-headlong-into-four-berserkers-Achan would go 100% coward.