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I wanted to share my experience implementing karma points in my homebrew campaign in case it benefits someone else. After a few sessions of experimenting and tuning, I feel enthusiastic about my results. Players get 1 karma point if they miss every target on their turn. At the end of each...

Does the community have favorite gibberish generators, to emulate "warlike," "elegant," "militaristic," etc. languages during a gaming session?

TO MY PLAYERS: This ruins everything. Please keep out. I'm an unseasoned DM who would love some help and input on a newly launched city campaign, especially with regards to creating a memorable city, anticipating the effect of house rules, and ideas on how my campaign background can connect...

[NOTE: Original post edited for clarity.] If this has already been discussed ad nauseum, I apologize (and humbly request a link!): I'm curious what the reaction would be to the next edition of D&D being released online-only, with the same production values, and then played and updated as...

I'm a novice DM for novice players who for better or worse will get their first impression of role-playing games from my shaky hands. I wanted to create a thread where I could share my experiences and solicit help in creating a memorable experience, from a community I hold in high regard. Setup...

Has anyone made a complete list or release list that notes which products and future products are Essentials-styled? By that I mean books with the same small, softcover format, and box sets with similar softcover books, floppy modules and counter sets. I knew the upcoming Class Compendium was...

Newbie DM questions: Bull Rush, Charge, Grab, and Opportunity Attack are listed as powers in the Rules Compendium. Is there a tactical consideration (e.g., some other power that allows you to perform an At-Will Power on condition x) to this change? I'm not familiar enough with various player...

P.155 of the DMG: Where are the "usual" rules for randomizing magic item markup located? I don't recall reading them anywhere in the PHB or DMG to this point. If this is an editing error, I'm comfortable determining either the rules or the markup myself, but I prefer understanding the rules as...

I must be blind, because I can't find the reference for this... How many tricks can you teach an animal over the course of its life? Is it unlimited, three tricks per point of intelligence, or what? -Gramps

I am starting a home brew campaign world (nerve-wracking!) and some of the players have been working on their characters for it. One player in particular loves to squeeze every little advantage out of play that he can. I have no problem with this mentality. It makes for fun metagaming, and...

:confused: Can Monte Cook's "Create Your Own Prestige Classes" article be found online? I've picked up Dragon Magazine since issue #275, largely because of the early information on creating monsters and prestige classes, and it has always frustrated me that I never got my hands on this article...

I wanted to try writing a story hour for my upcoming campaign. The campaign is only half-prepared but my buddies had me run a quick encounter for them in it last night. I'm just storing my (poorly written) notes on this pseudo-adventure on the boards while I get things ready for the real...

The "... Last page" feature that appears in packed threads -- like the one in General RPG Discussion right now -- is kind of pointless. It takes up the space that would otherwise be used by the numbers 5-10 and makes the boards more difficult to use, IMHO. Oh, and the same complaint goes for...