Recent content by autumnfyr

Vecna shouldn't have 2 hands?

So, I'm one of those world-builder GMs. Close to retirement and I CAN'T WAIT. I don't have time for all the game ideas I want to develop now

I always try to balance encounters, or at least let the players know if an encounter may be too easy or hard. If I start a game night "gleefully" talking about a TPK, it's a sign to my players that they might be in over their heads, and after 20-something years, my players still don't always...

Very Positive I am feeling very positive. When 4E came out I was all over it. As a DM in 3.5 I was past the point of frustration. Had a few players who only wanted to see how they could "break" the system with character concepts, and I am all about story. The feel of 4E was exciting, and...

From someone who has DM'd for decades (scary), what makes a setting great is the story. My players range from role-players to hardcore min/maxers, but the story is what keeps them interested in the setting. Detail is important in a setting - the fluff rules. If anyone has not read or played...

I turn it over to the players, asking them how they know each other. Give them some background on the setting, and let them provide their own reasons. What usually happens in my games is that they group up, these two are related, and those two studied under the same mentor, while these guys...