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Blayne Bradley
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I'm thinking of going to a friend's house there's just the two of us, I'm thinking we could play some D&D once we got bored of games and I'm wondering can a campaign with 1 DM and 1 PC 'work'?
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MEC
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yes, they can work.
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TheGrimace
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it all depends on the type of DM and player you have. If you have a very storytelling/problemsolving-intensive DM and only 1-2 players that can be quite difficult (often the players won't get what the DM is trying to lead them to and everyone just gets frustrated).

If you have a more hack-and-slash DM, then it should work fine, but just keep in mind that it's liable to be a far more boring experience than your typical game.

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I completely disagree with TheGrimace. I spent many years playing in and running 1-on-1 games with a close friend, when we had no group to game with. Regardless of the story-telling/fighting balance, it can work out just fine and be incredibly fun.
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Blayne Bradley
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Another question, I notice that the stats for Quarterstaff is 1d6/1d6 does this mean it has two attacks?
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Back in my day the weapons could do different damage depending on the size of the target. It was often written that way, 1dX/1dY, where the X die would be for the small monsters and the Y die would be for the large ones.

For instance - and this is really tugging on the memory - a dagger was 1d4/1d3.

You're probably playing a way more modern version of D&D than I used to, but it's fun to dig up those memories. [Wave]

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TomDavidson
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The quarterstaff in 3E is a double weapon. Each end does 1d6 damage.
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To elaborate on Tom's point, Blayne: As a double weapon, the quarterstaff can be used for two attacks following the Two Weapon Fighting rules.
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