Recent content by trigician

Well, I solved two of the problems. The missing spell gem is on page 101. And most of the piwafwis are on page 164. The carpets, the second ring, the rope, the second set of gauntlets, and the special piwafwi still defy explanation.

So, the extra certs are: 6 Piwafwis (aka Cloaks of Elvenkind) (the 7th appears on page 149) 1 Piwafwi of Fire Resistance 2 Carpets of Flying 1 Quartz Spell Gem (See Invisibility) 1 Gauntlets of Ogre Power (the 2nd set appears on page 82) 1 Ring of Free Action (the 2nd one appears on page 172) 1...

I've been running Out of the Abyss for a group. I'm coming to the end of the first half of the adventure. I went through the magic item certs tonight, and I realize there are 13 that I cannot account for in the adventure. I've read there are some extras printed, but I want to make sure I haven't...

I'm so glad you like the Earthspur Miner! You made my day!

There's nothing wrong with having a powerful character. However, a lot of players do not find it fun to play with someone who, through magic item optimization, is the star of every single encounter. As a DM, it's hard to balance encounters so that both sets of players have fun. If you make them...

True. But it also adds items to DMs' characters, and those items are ones the DMs choose from prior adventures. Frankly, there are already a great number of people gaming the system who, as a result, have characters that are very, very powerful for their level. It is quite difficult to challenge...

I am sorely disappointed and even offended by this system for four reasons. First, it awards experience, treasure, and renown to DM characters. I can't count the number of times that I was called upon to explain the League's reasoning on limited experience, treasure, and renown rewards for DMs...

I don't actually think it was a surprise to the Admins. In the fall, when I was still an RC, they were saying that a huge restructuring was in the works. They knew, they just weren't allowed to discuss it until Wizards made their announcements.