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Hi all, I'm about to begin DMing Starfinder after 41 years of D&D, Traveller and other games. One thing I'm kind-of bummed out about is that PCs and NPCs have little to no incentive to use combat maneuvers since they are DC KAC+8 to succeed. Even with Advanced Combat Maneuver, it is still DC...

After reading a number of complaints about min/max attributes breaking some classes in 5e (whether it is true or not), and talking about character generation rolls vs. point buy vs. standard array in my own group, I'm starting to work on a new way to use arrays with Perks to make less cookie...

I just did something in my 9th grade high school English classes that I have never done in my 22 years of teaching. I actually taught 4 classes of students (over 2 days) how to play D&D and ran them through a homemade, Literary adventure. I wanted to show them how D&D encouraged and developed...

I have just uploaded Modify Your Monsters to the downloads area. Here's a d100 chart to help inspire people to modify or build monsters using current monster abilities, PC feats and PC class features. I like to make some of the elite monsters or leaders of groups more fearsome so sometimes...

Hi All, Inspired by some of the other posts, and my love of the guides in some of the modern/sci-fi games that give guidelines to modify and or build weapons/vehicles, I came up with a very quick and easy way to add variety and a little more punch to the D&D 5e monsters (especially the elite)...

Session 1 – Leaving Neverwinter Met up with some adventurers: Heinrick (Dwarven Paladin); Gerald (Human Cleric); Rasputin (Half-Elf Warlock); Brace (Wood Elf Rogue) Me, I’m Lenora, a High Elf Wizard castigated from my clan in the Silvertree Forest. I’m studying to become a Bladesinger...

Last Saturday, I ran another session of my Princes of the Apocalypse campaign (using Fantasy Grounds II) and I made an amazing discovery. Two pints of Boatswain H.L.V. Ale about 30 minutes before the game, in addition to reviewing the adventure to think about possible modifications I want to...

A number of posts in other threads mention randomness in D&D, and how that might be off-putting to some, and in some situations it just plain goes against the story. For example, someone used the example of the cleric that has a 10 intelligence. For that cleric, even at mid level, his trained...

Session 0 and Kickstart of the Mini-Campaign "Harried in Hillsfar" We decided to start this mini-campaign on odd days when we could not get 3 or more players for our entire Princes of the Apocalypse campaign, so I will be running this Expedition adventure arc for only 2 or 3 players (depending...

I just wanted to let you all know something that's happening in my campaign that I find adds a new layer of tension, and see what small tweaks you've made that surprisingly make a larger impact than what you expected. In a recent game session, the party defeated a foe who was wearing plate...

Session 1 Heading toward Greenest from Nashkel I knew Strix (a human wizard...who we think is beginning to dabble into the secrets of life, death and undeath) from Nashkel….Strix, battered and bruised, told me he had to get out of Nashkel so I (a wanderer by nature) joined Strix. He’s a...

Hi all, I'm not sure if one of these threads already exists, but I thought it would be a good place to compile ideas to help out DMs. Basically, what are ways to build encounters or utilize monster strategy to challenge PCs? Add your ideas to help this thread grow. Keep in mind, challenge...

This kicks off our new campaign. This session was really a prelude to the adventure. I wanted to give the PCs a way to bond and develop their characters before we actually got to Red Larch. I had everyone speak a little about his or her character to start the session, and then I asked the...

Hi all, I wanted to get some advice as to how I should react/plan for the next session or two considering some of the things that went down in my last game session. At this point, the party of 3 (a Gnome Paladin, a Gnome Rogue and a Half-Orc Fighter - all Level 3) are guests in the...

Session 8 - "Air Worship and Manticore Hunting" PCs (3rd Level) Pate the Half-Elven Bard (in possession of a map that shows the Sumber Hills perhaps an area where an elemental node exists) Zeed the Arakocra Rogue (fearful of hippogriff riders who have attacked in the area – also hopeful to...

Wow...it has been a while since our last game. This one featured a 23 round fight that I did not expect to go that long. The players loved it though and we nearly had a TPK "To the Spire" Session 7 PCs (3rd Level) Pate the Half-Elven Bard (in possession of a map that shows the Sumber...

Session 6 PCs (3rd Level) Pate the Half-Elven Bard (in possession of a map that shows the Sumber Hills perhaps an area where an elemental node exists) Zeed the Arakocra Rogue (fearful of hippogriff riders who have attacked in the area – also hopeful to find more Arakocra in the Dessarin...

We have not been able to play for nearly a month. This session was actually 2 mini-sessions on two successive nights. Unfortunately we could only get 2 of the 5 regular players to play, but we still enjoyed it. This will be kind of long...read on if you like. Session 5 – “Helping Constable...

This kicks off our new campaign. This session was really a prelude to the adventure. I wanted to give the PCs a way to bond and develop their characters before we actually got to Red Larch. I had everyone speak a little about his or her character to start the session, and then I asked the...

So that we can begin Princes of the Apocalypse, we've decided to put this campaign on the back burner 3/4 finished. Session 16: Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle Campaign (WARNING: Mega Spoilers!!!) Cast of Characters (6th Level) - 2 hour session Eyeta – Female Human Fighter Kat – Female Human...