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    How to Fix a Slavery situation without murder? (Solved!)

    1> If slavery is legal can the party capture some of the slavers and sell them into slavery? Perhaps into another community? 2> Are some of the slaves "deserving" of punishment? Perhaps they themselves were criminals.
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    Rangers w/out spells

    I have a ranger in my campaign where spell use just didn't feel right. So I came up with an alternative that others might like. I gave him something like the Brew Potion feat. "By using his skill as a woodsman the Ranger can create potions or pastes or salves to create the same effect as...
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    How do you describe D&D/RPGs to the great unwashed?

    Yes, that's what I say. "It's like playing pretend." Or I just say it's a complicated wargame. And I only came to the conclusion that I was just "playing pretend" recently. I'd often wondered just what the difference was. Is it a wargame? Is it "Co-operative story telling"? No, the best...
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    Mini Encounter Competition - Voting Over - We have a winner!

    my campaign logs I just had to vote for Put to the Sword. For a mini encounter this was the simplest and most easily inserted. But while being simple there were so many possibilities that you could do. I also like the Imp in Set's Clothing. And it almost got my vote. The idea of having a...
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    The stupid expectations of some DMs...

    my campaign logs You know, some times a player might really WANT to play a character who doesn't really want to "adventure". Who wouldn't want to play Bilbo Baggins? One of my favorite characters to DM was "Bodda". Not long into the campaign the player decided that his character really just...
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    Mini-Encounter Contest - Heat Seven

    I liked a lot of these. I think I could use most of them in the right campaign. The Goblin's Lair : Good simple adventure. A great hook for a low level campaign. Easy to throw in at any time. Dangerous Honey (.zip file) : I encourage all of you to unzip this one. It really follows the rules...
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    Would you pay for cool features?

    pay pal? Interesting. I didn't vote. I'd be willing to pay 2 or 3 bucks right now for what I get. 5 or 6 or 7 to stop the message board limit from blocking me out. But I don't really want any new features. But the real problem is HOW do I pay you? I'm too lazy to mail a check. (And do you want...
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    Mini Encounter Contest - Heat Six

    I really liked 3 of them: The Blood Soaked Seal: This was really a cool story and NPC. Really an epic event. Freeing someone long imprisoned by the gods is a staple of a lot of good books. I liked the imagery of his blood seeping into the grooves of the seal. To Defy the Setting Sun...
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    Mini-Encounter Contest - Heat Five

    None of these struck me as great. I liked pieces of several: Sharick, the Exiled Lunatic: Always speaking with S's was clever. But I wanted to know why and how to help. Or at least what sharick was thinking. The Barking Frog Inn: Fun, but It seemed cliched. Illusions & Delusions I voted...
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    Mini Encounter Contest: Heat Four

    I'm pausing before I whack :-) I haven't gone back yet again to look. So I don't know what was on the location page. But I remember several points about the location. First the boat jam itself was a novel idea. I *think* the author had text on why the jam ocurred. But there was information...
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    Mini Encounter Contest: Heat Four

    Response to: ===================================== Imp in Sets Clothing (EL 6) Unfortunately, the location has NO meaning apart from the encounter. It’s written right on the map the location of the PC’s and this particular NPC and other items in the location and encounter...
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    Mini Encounter Contest: Heat Four

    Many, many really good ones this time. Fooled and Fooled Again This got my vote. It took me a while to make up my mind. There wasn't a location, but I really liked how simple the idea was. This could be picked up and done at any time on a moments notice. Blood of Angels I liked the new...
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    Mini Encounter Contest: Heat Three

    Bump and comments This one was hard. There was no clear winner. I voted for Culinary delights, but I'm not certain that was my favorite. I just voted for number two because I wanted a race. (I vote Libertarian, I guess I just don't like voting for the guy that wins :-) I liked Valkyries. But...
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    Mini Encounter Contest: Heat Two

    I voted for Crocodile Tears. But it was a hard choice. Almost all of them were interesting and several were really good. 1,2,3 or 4 could have gotten my vote. It depended on my mood. I wish the heats had been smaller. It might make voting easier. Uncle Bill's Pawn Shop [4]Fires in Bisiv's...
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    Mini Encounter Contest: Heat One

    Why I never got the chance to vote. I didn't have an account. I've read them all. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to make my own entry. But the first time I voted for "Put to the sword". The last poster, Mistwell, said my thoughts better than I could. I liked it because it was small and...
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