Recent content by drowdude

Wow... that is... that's... I mean I really don't even care for Drizzt all that much (haven't read one of his novels since... hmmm.... silent blade?), and reading that is just painful. FFS it doesn't even describe how Gwen appears correctly... /sigh

Let's see... off the top of my head... Grey-Box FR setting Ruins of Undermountain (2e) Lands of Intrigue boxed set Netheril boxed set Planescape setting boxed set Birthright setting boxed set Ravenloft Campaign Setting (black box) Forgotten Realms Adventures Hardcover Planewalker's Handbook On...

In the past I have had TPKs involving rather large groups (hey, its not my fault the vampire cast mind-fog and the frenzied-berserker failed his will save!); and it invariably meant that it was time for a new campaign. Honestly, it depends on your players and how well you know them. Some folks...

If you have two (or more) players playing "roguish-types", the real solution is to talk to them and make sure that, other than some core necessities (i.e. perception or stealth), they are mostly doing different shtick with their expertise choices. And it would also be important to determine if...

It seems to me that your method is still effectively taking the player out of the equation for the most part. Since you are rolling in secret, the only time they have any sense of having accomplished anything with their roll is if it happens to be a 20. If it is an important...

So... because your "friend" Ross wouldn't agree to Kender-Apartheid, you were going to walk on his campaign? You guys sound swell.

I picked up a case of these as well. Overall, I am pleased with them. The sculpts and paintwork are, for the most part, nice; with a few pieces actually trending towards excellent. My only real gripes are the troll (looks like he is running away from a fight, cartoon style :p) and the ogre...

Eh, I went with neutral.... On one hand I am very interested to see what they come up with. But on the other, I am very doubtful that it will turn out well enough to bother switching to. At best, it will probably provide a few nice ideas to plug into my own hybrid set of house-rules, heh. My...

Certainly interesting. Although, considering they are still looking for investors, I wouldn't get too excited. Even if they do get the game off the ground, its not going to even be close to launching for several years. A bit disappointing that they are avoiding making use of the actual...

hmmm... in some degree of relative order.... Buffy (+ Season 5 of Angel) Supernatural Babylon-5 Farscape Batman-Beyond Justice League The Daily Show Penn & Teller: BS Real Time Tough Crowd Firefly Animaniacs Deadwood Rome Highlander Batman TAS Looney Tunes (not the newer junk) Tom & Jerry...

I tend to make it fairly clear what material gets a "you can use this" stamp out of the gate. Other than that the default answer is generally "I will look at it; but don't get your hopes up". Although it can depend on the players. Some I can more-or-less trust to build to concept rather than...

The few times I can recall the players taking prisoners, it was to extract information. I would say, 80% of the time the prisoner ended up being killed or left for dead afterwards (generally in circumstances where that amounted to being the same as just outright killing them). The other cases...

^ this Whenever I make a character, the alignment is usually dictated by the background I end up developing. I may start with an alignment in mind, but many times, organically developing the story pushes it in a different direction. Sometimes I end up with a hero; other times I end up with a...

Several of the most successful, and long-lived campaigns I have been a part of, both as a DM and a player, have had evil themes. One focused on bringing about the return of Bhaal and Myrkul to the Realms. Another was a solo campaign in which the new chosen of Bane began conquering and...

I mostly just get annoyed when every character a particular player makes is played in nearly identical fashion (in terms of personality and bias; and even the items their characters use). It tends to get on my nerves after a while. I guess I am a bit old-skool in some regards... but I think...