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I've had precisely two characters die in the ten years I've been playing. Sometimes I abandon a character and the DM rules them dead, but I've only had two characters die that I didn't intend. The first was an elven fighter/thief (yes, fighter/thief - that's how long ago it was) who I actually...

Find a way to start the war. Starting wars is easy - just make up a baseless pretense and there you go. Maybe the PCs kingdom is supposedly developing weapons of mass destruction? But seriously, it sounds easy to me. The key to politics is intrigue, and the key to intrigue is lies. Lie to your...

They both play xbox like fiends, and 1 plays computer RPGs. I've kinda approached the computer gamer about it before, but thinks D&D is kinda silly (although I have no intention of running D&D). The other is a bit of a jock type and likely wouldn't be interested at all, but I have to have hope...

Does anybody else have famous historical/fantasy/fictional characters appear once in a while in their campaigns? I'm thinking less of having Elminster drop by for a cup of tea and more wild, unpredictable cameos that don't really belong until you think about it. Most of my cameos are...

I personally think the question is sexist.

Ronin - We never find out what's in the case - it's not important to the plot - the case is the ultimate McGuffin.

Er...um...well...er...you see...um...I...um...er... (There is a small thunderclap sound as he disappears)

Never use 'em. If a player wants to take a Level 1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/1/2/2 Barbarian/Bard/Cleric/Druid/Fighter/Monk/Paladin/Ranger/Rogue/Sorcerer/Wizard let him. The character will be good at nothing - if he's in a party with a bunch of single-class 20th levels he's going to die very quickly so if...

Why are there so few? Because while 'Magic Shirt' sounds like a great name for a rock band, it's less convincing as a magic item.

I love this forum. We go from a simple question about spell use to a discussion on marine biology. Outstanding.

If I cast baleful polymorph on someone, turn him into a frog, and then put him in an antimagic field does he turn back into a person? I know he would if I used a simple polymorph but the duration for baleful polymorph is listed as 'permanent' and I'm not sure how that works.

What props do you/have you used in your game, either as a player or as a DM? I ask this for two reasons: 1. Curiosity 2. Attempting to ascertain exactly how much of a geek everyone is. I personally rarely use anything beyond player handouts. I have, from time to time, adopted clothing to...

I'm hearing that I probably shouldn't do it. There's one other factor, though. The character is becoming a nuisance. He attacks everything. His first thought is to fight, and his second is to fight as well. If there's nothing to fight he starts fights. Last adventure he wandered around the town...

I have this one player who doesn't really get the idea of character development. All the other PCs have had some variety of growth in the two years we've been playing this campaign. The grouchy one fulfilled a quest and got less grouchy, the naive one got less naive, the wacky one got wackier...

Thanks for all your suggestions, lords, ladies, stable boys and unstable boys. Golems are a bit much for this party, plus I already did a golem adventure earlier in the season (about golems granted sentience by an insane wizard, but that's another story). So I'm going to go with the sleeper...