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My group (of many many years) was getting ready to put our current game on pause to avoid burnout and we decided to spend the session discussing what we would play in the interim. I was upfront and clear that I wasn't interested in playing D&D 3.5 or high fantasy. In the end the group decided...

My friends used to do the "start over at 1st level" thing way back in the day. Interestingly, all you had to concentrate on was staying mostly out of the way (which was a challenge in itself). If you could you would catch up pretty quickly as the exp being thrown around for 10th level...

It sounds really cool. A nice blend of pretty much, well everything. Thanks for the info, I'll be directing some people I know towards it. How much of it is mechanics? How many pages of fluff is there?

I have a couple of thoughts I'd like to share, if I may. I would be interested in such a book as a player AND DM. I think I'm fair at both, but not as good as I could be. What I'm interested in seeing ideas collated in a cohesive manner, something I can logically digest - as opposed to trying...

Leading in a circle My group occasionally elects a group leader, though most of the time it doesn't work out very well. Either the leader is too wishy washy or the group ignores the decisions being made. Most of our group (myself included) like to argue and debate. Pointlessly. The group is...

Birthright 3E Hey there. I'm actually running a Birthright 3E campaign. There was a dedicated fan base that actually produced a 3E conversion pdf. They obtained official permission to do so from WoTC. Not at conversion manual mind you, but a fully functioning 3E (not 3.5 but easy to convert)...

oops Ah, so it does, my bad. Well, I guess that good and well nullifies my post. Back to lurking!

Ressurection and the world I think raising the dead would happen alot more than people are giving credit. For example, what if you're a good-hearted cleric and one of the locals dies in a wagon accident? What if their family is going to suffer because of it? Do you do nothing? What if the...

We use it. My group uses it. It works for us pretty well. It's simple and straight forward. As Thanee said it does drastically increase the power of the wizard, which is ok because in our campaign wizards are extremely rare and we are more careful about which spells we allow in the game...

Only as a DM I wouldn't say I have a specifically biased die or dice. My dice only roll freakishly good when I'm DMing - so naturally it tends to screw my players. Two sessions ago my players told me they don't fear my monsters they fear my dice. It can be really rough on them as I put them...

more questions How hard is it to kill someone with a dagger? Could you describe the overall lethality of the combat system (with some examples)? Overall, how lethal and destructive is magic? Thanks in advance.

Questions Questions It's nice to have someone to answer questions about HARP. I looked at the game awhile back, thought it was interesting but a bit complex. More specifically I was looking at it from a GMs point of view. But now that there's someone to ask...... How long/hard is NPC...

Well, Force User, I thought you did it about right. Some of the other solutions would have worked as well (capture or noting the visibility of the camp fire for example) but I think the tone was set by the PCs. Piking heads has a tendency to cause one of two reactions - fear or anger. I don't...

The DM shouldn't have to ask for it, it is simply being considerate of your fellow gamer (including the DM). The only value I think is universal is that D&D is a group activity. Just don't ruin it for others. It's pretty simple. Players and DMs who make characters/campaigns that make it...

My thoughts Here are my thoughts on this topic (for whatever they're worth). Primarily, the players need to meet the DM half way. Does this mean they can't be scared or annoyed? Not at all (in fact those kind of details can add great dimension to a game), but if every adventure is an absolute...

Check this site out. I did a little bit of lookin' after reading this thread and I found this website. It's called www.darkmusicdomain.com. Did a bit of digging through their "clips" section and found 13 albums I thought would make excellent mood music. Naturally its all dark (i.e. the domain...