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I did just this once, and it was the funniest thing ever. 9th-10th-ish level party are in a forest, on high alert for legitimate...

If the players win that epic fight easily, good on them.

I assume you balance combat encounters based on the party? Don't throw a Balor at the low level party unless there's a way to easily...

I interpret "spawning" as it is used in video games, enemies just appear out of nowhere. I view adding or removing a monster from a...

Is this part of what they meant by D&D franchise?

Guidelines and advice literally prevent you from having to make up the role on the spot. Besides, traditional games give the GM control...

Before the characters ever perceive of the potential encounter on rare occasions I change the number of enemies. The new enemies don't...

I believe 3e had a Returning property for some magic thrown weapons. In 4e, all thrown magic weapons returned to the wielder after the...

1. We aren't really changing the town so much as adding to it. Yes that does change it in a manner of speaking, but we're not going to...

Nobody has complained about adding a cook to the kitchen. It's the method described in this thread that doesn't work for traditional...

I run a sandbox, the players determine direction. While I create the setting (i work player on their backgrounds), the players set the...

That's not accurate. The town, while not as major as the elves, is still an established fact of the setting. It would be easier to...

If I draw the implications correctly, then I think you are right in saying we should be critical of treating everything not ruled out by...

I don't add things to the fiction based on what I consider unrelated actions taken by the characters unless there's a logical chain of...

I don't think it's an answer of convenience. Degree is the difference between a tap and a punch, or a glass of water and a swimming...