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I used to scan in the maps, then edit out the DM only stuff, then project them on a 2nd monitor a the table that the players could see. I gave it up after a little bit. It was nice, and the players liked seeing the detail. But it was WAY too much work for me. Also, players would...

I did the noble thing and bequeathed them to my son. I use the 3.5 books and so does he when we game together, but when he and his friends run mini games in his room, he's got a set of 3.0 books to use.

IIRC the ring eliminates the maxium jump distance in the table. When a character with 30' speed runs 20' then jumps 90' using a full round action, he ends his turn in mid-air 40' from the edge (20 move + 40 jump = 60' for a full round move). The next round, he move the remaining 50' and has...

Anyone else find the map for "The Queen with Burning Eyes" in Dungeon 113 hard to read. Well, I did. And I was in the mood to make a retro type (blue and white) map. So I redid this one so I could follow it easier. GM Map: GM_MAP.gif Players Map: Players_Map.gif Enjoy

The author of DM's Familiar put together a site that is essentially a database of adventures. Check it out at http://www.paladinpgm.com/wyrm/

I voted for in the appendix. I've used published adventures with both, and the "in the text" mode sucked because repeated monsters referred you back to the first occurance (which was page flipping, but to different pages). I flip to the index in RttToEE where a bookmark sits. It works fine...

I often roll hp so my players can't determine exactly when a creature will fall. So when they are attacked by multiple of the same creature, they can't just count hp and know "Oh, that one has only one hp left, let the weak guy get it." Also, I use DM's Familiar and it has the option to roll...

I agree with Tonguez. Once the delema appeared and you and your friends disagreed, you should have begun searching for a solution. Friends who had adventured together for long enough to become legend (30th level) would most likely not throw out their friendship so easily. And it sounds like...

It makes great looking maps from what I've seen, but I've found great looking maps are just neat, not useful. As the DM I'm the only one who gets to see them. Even if you were to print them and use them as battlemats, you would have to find some way to keep the hidden areas covered. (and take...

I'm assuming that the quote "the first completely professional gaming e-Book site" is nitpicking that they sell e-Books as opposed to pdf's. That's how I read it. Marketing hyerbole usually seems to work that way. RPGNow sells pdfs, but DT sells e-books (mean DRM'ed pdf's) and e-books are so...

I primarily use them for reference during planning a session, which means I need them available at work and at home. I copy and paste needed info into notes or DM's Familiar (the reference software I run during the game). I have printed a couple out in their entirity, but most I will only...

Mines on order already, but as a b-day gift. Gotta wait until mid July. Dang, I shouldn't have put it on my birthday list.

Of the 19 players I dm for (multiple games) only one buys anthing beyond the players handbook. And she only buys from her FLGS. I'm the only one who buys pdfs or over the web, and I'm the only one who visits ENWorld regularly (yes, I'm a daily lurker). I don't think any of the others have...

I use DM's Familiar and have never regretted it. Primarily I use it as a combat manager, reference, and planner. But it also helps immensly at times when I need to throw out a monster I hadn't planned. I think it helps speed up play a lot. I only have DMF roll for the monsters and NPCs, the...

I'm actually quite excited about it. I want to read it first and just enjoy that, then I want to run it and see how it goes. If at that point I don't like it, oh well. I'll bet I use it though.

I use point buy 32 points. As the DM I had to implement this rule. We were using 4d6 drop the lowest before. The problem, we use eTools to build the characters, and I noticed on one of the characters that I got a look at the file, the DM screen showed they had rolled 280 times for stats and...

I have been using DM's Familar for a few years and love it. It's not free however :( But the author is still updating it regularly, and it costs $30. There is a trial version at the website http://www.paladinpgm.com/dmf/

I've never really turned anyone away, but it has gotten a bit out of hand. I mostly DM for my kids and their friends, which just keeps growing. When I finally hit 4 groups of 7-8 kids each, I called a truce and got some of the kids to try DMing. Two of those groups have since collapsed back...

I've got to chime in on the "dislikes Downer" camp. I never got it, and I've given up trying.

Draconomicon is about the only book I've gotten lately, so I'd have to got with that. Unfortunately, I don't have all the other stuff to be able to comment on it.