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Hi! I'm going on a weekend away with a bunch of friends, and I was thinking of introducing tabletop RPGs to them in some of the free time that we might have. So I'm in need of a simple adventure module of some kind. Since this is on a trip, there are some requirements: Minimal preparation...

I'm still pretty new to this DMing thing, and I need to design an encounter where the PCs are running away from a pack of wolves. I take it the standard is just to make it a skill challenge, checking against Athletics or Endurance or something, and require N successes before M failures? That...

I remember reading somewhere there is software that helps cutting up large images into printable chunks (A4) that can then be spliced back together. I'd like to use this to print large battle maps. My google-fu is failing right now, could anyone point me in the right direction?

If you are a DM, how often do your creatures use skills like charge grab aid another ready/delay action flank focus fire on the controller instead of the defender etc? Are creatures assumed to be able to use these skills or are they meant to be available only to players? I guess the most...

I was playtesting an encounter I was designing last night, and I came across this situation: F. rr .RLet's say, F = fighter, r = giant rat, R = dire rat. The dire rat wants to move through its allies (the giant rats) to the empty space next to the fighter, my question is Does it provoke an...

Sorry for these noob questions. I've recently gotten my copy of PHB, and I've read the errata, but I am still pretty confused about the stealth rules. :.-( So as I understand it, once you break stealth, and unless there is some way to get total cover/concealment, there is no way to go back into...

Just wondering what tools you guys have used in terms of drawing tiled maps on a PC which is then printed out and used as tiles. MapTool appears to be the tool of choice for online play, but it doesn't seem to be good at drawing tiled things at all unless you already have a tiled map image...

I'm thinking of creating an encounter for my newbie 4e party that involves them fighting against a team that is very similar to their own party. I'm hoping to create a challenging encounter, but not overwhelm them; show them how a basic team works together effectively; make it fun and unique...

Another quick question. When would a party choose to take a short rest over an extended rest? You get an extra AP every 2 encounters without an extended rest, but then you get your AP back if you extended rest anyway? Also, what does the once-every-12-hours limitation mean in real life terms...

Just a quick request for advice. I've recently started as a new DM with a party of 5 virgin D&D players (all of us had 0 D&D experience to begin with). We wanted to try the 4E starter kit adventure (I bemoaned its deficiencies on a separate thread already) but create our own characters. Due to...

I just played my first ever game of D&D (4e) in my life. I was the DM, and all 5 PCs had never played before as well. I had fun and I think most of them did, but man it was painstakingly slow just trying to figure out how it all works!! And only afterwards did I realise I got half the rules...

Hi, I've recently gotten myself a copy of the D&D 4E starter pack. I've never played or DM'ed a game before and I'm planning to try out the short starter adventure in the pack with a few friends. I feel that the booklets provided are really short on the details of how an actual game runs! As...