Recent content by Troll Slayer

I've "stolen" all sorts of ideas but I've never explicitly passed them off as my own. Then again the way most games play out, I doubt any of those stolen ideas were ever executed very close to the original source material. It's rare that things play out at all as I've planned and I really like...

Like Orcs gathering up the wreckage to add to their hulk of a floating island/fortress/ship.

Class balancing becomes a problem when you mix in way too many exclusive classes. There's no reason the Monk class should be so restricted to one particular group of people. It does nothing to disrupt game balance by allowing flavor variations. Monks didn't exist in a void, there are always...

My philosophy has always been less class options, more class flexibility. Don't limit Barbarian players to being tribal. What if she's just an alcoholic dwarf that has anger issues and never bathes? What if the Monk is a grappling pit fighter who spends his free time working out and caring...

I hope this better clarifies my stance. This isn't a rules crunch type of game mechanic. It's purely narrative: Sometimes the suffering of death, and what you do with the little time you have left, despite the agony; is what makes the ending worth telling. I run very low magic games or...

Does basic healing magic in your campaign world regrow lost limbs? I always had the impression that cure light wounds wouldn't give you back your apendages. Then why would it cure a ruptured splean? If you're in a game world where magic is prevalent enough to cure all wounds, then you are...

A paladin who's terrified of the Undead sounds like a great character IF it is played right. A sorceress who taunts the barbarian for being a big aggressive brute is ALSO a great character idea; again IF it is played right. Take the player aside and say you appreciate him coming up with...

Why is it that in RPGs you're either dead or alive? I rarely see a character "dying" unless it's some story arc that takes long enough for the party to find an antidote or some other plot item. I'm of the mind that if the dice say you're dead, then you're dead. How you go out is completely up...

This makes me want to do a naval WFRP game featuring a "Sea Hulk" inspired by the Space Hulk ships that Orcs often inhabit in Warhammer 40k! When my players are stuck exploring a ship that could sink or fall apart at any moment, they'll have you to thank! :D Greenskin pirates have cobbled...

The grid paper from staples is a good suggestion, I've used it before. A roll of gaming paper makes a great back up supply and takes up much less space than the large staples pads.

The single best way to prevent distraction is pacing! Keep the players in the driver's seat, but remember that you were the one who built the road they are on. I learned this running All Flesh Must Be Eaten where my zombies were the tool to jump start the action rather than create it. Are the...

My favorite one in any game was "Stunty" from WFRP which the Greenskins (goblins, orcs, etc) use to describe Dwarfs. Plus here, since dwarfs are classified in with much bigger races, they can take extra special insult. I'd just have hominid's use it.

Get a 1 inch thick dowel rod and cut it into discs. Spray paint the discs different colors for different conditions; and then slide them under the miniature. Examples: Red - Bloodied/Wounded Black - Blinded White - Flying/Elevation (ten feet per disc maybe?) Green - Peons Silver/Gold -...

52' Round Vinyl Table Pad - Bed Bath & Beyond This? I googled "card table vinyl felt" and these came up. 10 bucks, and fits your description.

Ah but in the case of WotC I haven't bought any of their 4e materials and a point card won't change that. I am however, very interested in Gamma World because it sounds like a game I can get even the most casually interested to sit down and try.