by mekane
I and my two friends are three quests deep into our first campaign. So far the Overlord has won every single encounter. I am playing the overlord and my friends are each playing two heroes - they have one of each archetype between them. They've shopped and gotten some equipment as well as purchased skills, but the quest goals have still remained just beyond their reach. They are getting quite frustrated and not really having a good time.I've been trying to play nicely (i.e. not gloating or being a jerk), but being able to reinforce each round is really aggravating them. I tried to tell them that after another adventure or two of gaining XP and shopping they will out-pace me, but I'm not sure they believe it. I'm worried they'll give up before even getting to that point. Any suggestions for keeping this game alive?