Ninja can wear up to chainmail, and they can pad it so it remains silent without adding encumbrance. Vengeance of Alphaks. Forgotten Realms fans fared no better with the Sword of the Dales trilogy which basically had the players WATCH the adventure happen around them, and the Marco Volo trilogy which was written presumably while heavily medicated. The characters who most resemble a standard adventuring party, while committed to each other, are rarely in the same place at the same time, each one having their own life to live and role to play. The Night Land.
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