Recent content by janta

The paladin drew his sword and held both the acolyte and the head cleric at swordpoint. He directed the LN fighter to break the head cleric's fingers, but that character (or more likely the player) apparently had reservations about doing so. I guess in real world terms, this would be nothing...

It was in Loudwater, which has no particular significance in our campaign; it just happened to be sort of close to where the PCs were. I am thinking that since according to the FRCS book, Loudwater has dealings with the Zhentarim, they probably aren't really part of the Lords' Alliance; but I...

(If you're part of my gaming group, please don't read this thread! It'll wreck the surprise!) (I hope they're gone!) OK, I'll assume they're not reading this. Here's the situation: I've recently taken over DMing duties for a long-running Forgotten Realms campaign. It's been a while...

I'm not laughing. I'm fairly irritated. I cannot speak for anyone else here, but I feel taken advantage of. When I read your post, I saw someone in pain and need. I gave the advice that I thought would be most helpful, in good faith. Then I learn that my advice has been sought on a lark, as...

Wasn't this puzzle used in the movie Labyrinth? That's what I thought of when I saw the OP. If you've got fans of that movie in your campaign, you might not want to use this puzzle.... :) --Janta

I'm basically going to echo what Rel said, and suggest that you see a therapist. The unexpected loss of a loved one and an infant is near-impossible to deal with by oneself, and from what you've told us it sounds like that's what you've tried to do. Please consider talking to a professional...

I think it can work, but mostly doesn't. For any relationship to be successful, you've got to have a good idea of who you really are -- you've got to be comfortable in your own skin. Many of the people online just aren't there yet -- in fact, they may be using the 'net as a way to get to that...

Heck, gaming is how I met my husband! We had a mutual friend who wanted to GM a game, and invited us both to play. We'd never met until that time (though we'd lived on the same floor of one of the college dorms), and got to be friends. Then we discovered we had other stuff in common, and the...

No no, it was awesome! (in a horrible, teeth-grinding sort of way.) :) Actually, the only truly unforgiveable thing about it was the wretched Uni. A baby unicorn does not a worthwhile mascot make. Far too much information about the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon Ah, memories.... :D --Janta

She says she wants an equal, but her actions clearly show that's not true. Further, I doubt she really considers anyone her "equal". I'd be willing to bet that the people who don't let her walk all over them are the ones she rejects as hating her, or being out to get her or similar...

I both DMed this and played it. Of course, since my gaming friends and I were oh, 11 at the time, we didn't really play it right. My main memory of this module is that the fencing android and the wrestling android became our friends and were named John and Eric. (Why they were named this I do...

Hey all -- I'm going to be in Nashville at the beginning of August, and will have my 16-month old son with me. Does anyone have suggestions as to what we could do? I'd really like to find something that would safely allow him to run around some, as he'll be riding in a car a lot. (FWIW, on...

The one thing that occurred to me is: what if Kitty isn't all that sweet? At the moment, we've got her painted as an innocent victim of a cult and/or a succubus, but what if she's really a member of the evil cult? Let's see, she's from a country not yet committed to the war, and the fiance is...

If you don't mind shopping over the internet, then you can get Bawls here: Case o' Bawls (For those wondering, Bawls is a carbonated, caffeinated drink made with guarana, which is apparently also a stimulant. The description in the link above says it kind of tastes like "a fruity Sprite".)...

Greylock asked: Sorry, should have mentioned that -- it's in Greyhawk. In fact, the DM is the girl with whom I learned to play D&D, way back in the day. So there's a bunch of old history there just ripe for abuse. Especially since our games back then tended toward the melodramatic... So...