Recent content by Black_Swan

In my group the biggest problem with character death is that new characters tend to dilute the story. It just comes off as awkward and odd to have a new person join the pc's sometimes. I think for our next game I'm going to suggest that Action Points can be used to keep a player alive after...

Hunters gain this perception ability in Iron Heroes. Once they reach a certain level they take ten on all perception checks while outside of combat. It saves a lot of time in game and makes it fun for the Hunter as a support class. If the Rogue gains a bonus to this check against traps it...

I always wanted to play a huge fat necromancer that had his undead minions do everything for him. As for the elf entry I think I like it. I'm not sure, I'll have to see more.

To me, the new covers really give off an example of the amazing and fun content waiting inside. In comparison, many of the older core covers were too dark and uninspiring. The fake tome graphic gave the books more of a reference guide feel to them, kind of like a fantasy encyclopedia. I think...

I agree. I prefer this style of cover. It's nice and clean, the D&D logo is easy to read, and the artwork inspires my imagination.

I'm in... I'm looking for something new to spark my imagination and this looks like it will be it. Otherwise gaming is pretty much played out for me.

haha...couldn't resist posting this one. Exploding Monkey Blow

Man I love it when professionals get all heated. Don't hate me...but when the claws come out I reach for the popcorn.

I've read through the thread and please pardon my ignorance but I think this issue can be solved by looking at the objective of the new version. This will give us an insight into the reason the feats have been given names like this. We may even need to drill down into the objective for the...

I pulled that together on my own. :)

Info Mapped to the best of my ability without access to tables DoomSpore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: Usually found in large, natural caverns, this fungus takes the form of a clump of toadstools, some of which reach a...

Hi all, Objective: The purpose of this post is to request that Wizards of the Coast please use the information mapping process when writing the chapters of the players handbook containing rules for character creation and combat. Definition: "The Information Mapping method is a research-based...

In a D&D game the problem would be solved by a small but unusual group of individuals who are brought together by seemingly random catastrophes due to the changing climate. They will abandon their pasts to work together and solve small but challenging problems at first, but these problems will...

Sometimes it's better to compromise than it is to simply enforce the rules. Even in today's society deals are made and the rules are stretched to make things work between individuals. It sounds like your player is still getting a pretty sweet deal and the new player will as well. Good job...

If it's arguments about the world that are slowing the game down then I really do believe it's the setting, as others have mentioned. I just started playing in Midnight and have had to get used to having my "heroic" actions get slammed back in my face by the followers of Izrador. It seems...