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Thanks for the feedback, everybody. This is exactly the sort of information i was looking for!

Thanks, Kahless. I'm looking for something a little more abstracted from things like The Sundering, so that's not a problem. I'm not actually tied to the Realms for this, so if the 4e book is more directed toward the 4e default "Points of Light" setting, then so much the better. I appreciate...

Hey all, I'm running a 5e campaign for a bunch of 12-14 year old kids (my son and his friends) who are fairly new to the game, and loving it! I have planned a campaign that will take them delving into the Underdark and surrounding areas, as it's such a great creepy vibe down there. So here's...

I know that there are many folks out there who don't particularly like the Vance-ian style of magic (involving memorization of spells, etc.) I know that I am particularly dissatisfied by the whole concept of spell slots (you can only cast one seventh level spell per day, and if you prepared the...

We have done a couple of things in our group to help promote well-rounded play. Maybe one of them will help you. First of all, the PC's need to realize that their character is part of a world. In this case, the player in question is fixated on the combat side of the game. Well, someone who is...

Another possibility would be to approach the Bardic-ness of the Perform skills as special abilities. Some ideas off the top of my head... 1) Possibly an additional number of skill points at each level (above the amount given in the PHB) to be used strictly for Perform skills 2) Have the...

Something important to remember is that a party of 4 first level adventurers should be able to take out a CR 1 opponent without really breaking a sweat. With that in mind, I prefer to throw stuff at them that will give them a serious challenge and the possibility of failure (if there's no...

Smurf, I saw your post just after I posted mine. Looks like we came to the same conclusion, although I must say that I find it to be a terribly lame way to handle it. I mean, what happens when you get around 15 ranks of perform? Does that mean you're just a virtuoso/prodigy in everything you...

OK, looking again at the way it's written, I think you're right. I also think that it is stupid to do it that way. I think it should work how Knowledge (xxxxx) works. Of course I suppose that's what house rules are for, right?

I disagree: I've known too many music majors. Just because a character is a good singer does not make them a good dancer, lute player, etc. Have you ever seen Johny Depp speak in public? The man is a brilliant performer, but his Perform (acting) gives him NOTHING for Perform (public speaking)...

Well, there's more to playing 3E D&D than just pure stats. If you are building a character around a certain archetype, you might burn skills to make that possible, even though there are no rules-specific reasons for doing so. It adds color and flavor to the character. Just as in real life...

My group generally plays about once every 3 weeks or so, on Sundays from around 1 until around 11PM, 12am... We alternate between two campaigns, and on occasion fiddle around a little with SpyCraft. We have talked about splitting things up, with my campaign (that I run) playing every other...

Agreed. Also, this is very easily solved. House rule: prestige classes require a certain character level before you can use them. By using that, you can have the prestige class unavailable to munchkins any earlier than real players. The DM makes the rules. period. If the player doesn't like...

NewbyDM, One of the big rules in DM'ing is this: don't be afraid to kill characters. So long as they feel like they can fight their way through anything no matter what, they will never explore any other options. This doesn't mean that you need to set out to slaughter everyone, but until they...

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