Asking for help at your game table.

[FireTigeris]

I saw a question in the 101 forum I wanted to discus, but that's not the place:

How do you handle this at your table?

Player A ask for Help, Player B agrees for even split every other treasure (no pick).

Player C buffs the monster- Player B holds a magic lamp and wants to renegotiate the amount of treasure (to first pick and +1 in his/her favor).

Here's what we do-

When we remember we ask for help differently then the standard rules indicate-

We ask as follows-

Will you lend...
"your munchkin's help" or "you and your munchkin's help"
('combat strength' or 'combat strength + one shot/hand items')-

so in this example Player B was only be obligated to add combat strength.

If for any reason this changes- (like above) we renegotiate- Player B might be better off facing the 'bad stuff' than Player A.

Player B- "I have a Magic lamp, (you/we) won't get a level but I want first pick, alternating (meaning if the treasure is odd I'll get the extra). - or we can try to run away."

Player A- "No way- how about you get first pick and third pick for a total of two treasure of the five?"

Player B - "um...First two picks?"

Player A- "Whatever, fine- the monster is growing old over there."

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thoughts?