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Thanks Kryx - this is a great resource!

1920'S CALL OF CTHULHU INSPIRED GAME SEEKING PLAYER I'm running a new 1920's Call of Cthulhu inspired game on most Saturdays from 6pm to 11-ish, in Brighton (just north of Ann Arbor and west of Novi, about 15-20 minutes from either). I'm looking to round out the group with another player who...

I’m starting a new 5th edition D&D weekly campaign to kick the tires on the new system and meet new players, whether grizzled veterans or folks new to gaming who are interested in seeing what it’s all about! If you haven't played before or haven't played in awhile, this is a great place to...

Hi jaredy! I'm putting together a group to meet twice a month in Brighton, MI (just down the road from you) starting in May or June for a D20 Modern (a Call of Cthulhu style campaign) and occasionally trading off for Pathfinder. If you're looking for a group of have found a group and have a...

Just wanted to say that your work is very interesting, Walking Dad. I'm on a gaming hiatus currently but have been thinking along similiar lines for a d20 Modern campaign with powers (d20 Modern, Pathfinder, M&M 2e/3e hybrid) but without classes and am interested in seeing what you come up with...

From a player's experience (both Gen Con and as a mini-campaign at home), it's fun and tough for 10th level characters--really tough. The puzzles aren't bad (more player thinking than character thinking), but many of the encounters are of the "one really big, bad, tough opponent" type (meaning...

DM'd with a player using numerous permanent spells, as per the PHB, in a long term campaign (4+ years; see link below). Given the XPs costs, it was pretty much a non-issue: the character lost some the permanent spells--in a few cases, even several times--due to targetted Dispel Magic attacks...

Tons of good ideas here, everyone - thank you! Definitely a lot here to look through: once I do, I'll post some ideas for general feedback. :)

blargney the second: Evil god with a snake motiff, party is 9th - 10th level (five primary characters plus a capable NPC or two) Richards: Thanks, I'll check that out! Rugbyman: I've actually run that adventure with these players and it was a big success, but that's a good suggestion! Jim...

I'm looking for ideas and suggestions (as well if any pre-generated modules exist - fairly sure there's one or two out there) for an upcoming D&D adventure in which my players will get to take their characters within the body of immense god (vaguely humanoid, a few hundred or more feet tall)...

Just my two cents, but is it generally moer fun to build something, accomplish goals, and make forward progress than run a "holding action" to keep what they have or try just to survive? Would an oppressive, bleak environment would tread too much on the escapism "let's be heroes!" part of the...

The owner of the local gaming store let me know about it a week or two in advance, so I stopped by and picked up a couple of free adventures. The store has a few gaming tables but they are almost exclusively for card games (never seen an RPG run there), so nothing much was going on in that...

Halivar, I'm curious to see what you come up with: I've been thinking of running a one-shot horror adventure myself but have had a hard time coming up with an idea that has felt like "it" so far. As for the plot, what if the PCs all start the adventure on a plane almost to the arctic base (or...

I've used the rules from WotC's Stormwrack and I felt them to be so-so. Not terrible, but a bit too complicated and cumbersome for "casual" naval battles (and probably too inaccurate for realistic ones). Worse, I repeatedly had to flip to different areas in the book for information that...

I'd say fewer games per room and/or some way to deal with the high noise level. For some games this may not matter much, but it's sure hard to get into character (or a horror senario, for example) when everyone has to shout just to be heard. The convention is generally well run, the location...

WotC only. Too much junk in various splatbooks to be worth the effort to sift through. If a player brings me something specific to look over, I might allow it with the condition that if it proves to be a problem, we drop it. Has worked well so far (my players don't look at 3rd party stuff...

Holidays shut us down from mid-December until January, athough I don't mind (I'm the primary DM and enjoy the downtime / recharge time).

Sounds like a good policy! :) I found that I cause myself less stress when I'm in the mindset of I'm going to provide the best adventure I can within the time I have to prepare, rather than making "the best adventure ever!" (which for me, leads to ridiculous amounts of brainstorming and prep...

A ship that is actually alive (well, perhaps a construct): possibly it can communicate through an animated mast head or constructs that serve as its crew. A ship with a crew suffering from an unusual plague: this could be a mini-adventure in itself if the party has to deal with the infected...

I hand out "re-roll cards" (good for one free re-roll, except hit points, or you can use one to add 20 to your next roll or force a bad guy to make one re-roll on something that directly affects you, like a to-hit ro confirmation of critical) for each player on their birthday, plus everyone in...