Recent content by bloodtide

If the player just says whatever, and the dice control what happens....this is just a dull mechanical game. The player can never say nothing. This goes back to the problem, a big one for me, of just having the DM take control and play the character. If the player is just going to sit there...

Well.... 1. RAW does not say how teleport interacts with surprise. In general, someone in combat can't be "surprised" by things in combat. Teleporting in is not any different then a summons or even tactical teleportation. So, no surprise. 2.This would get the invisible ones surprise, the...

I'm open to running a solo....one DM(me) one player (you) game via PBP. Let me know....

My line is player engagement and involvement with the fiction and story. I hate the Mechanical Game where the player just sits there, rolls some dice, and the "character just does everything". The players are not their characters, but they control them. The only only way for that to happen...

Except where there is cross over. The player can not expect to force lore on the DM, any more then the DM can force lore on the players. This is a good thing. To many games are only one very limited thing.

It depends. In the general sense a trap made by someone with any level of intelligence and skill won't have a tell. A trap made by anyone else, might. In general, a trap in an active place will be well maintained, and have no obvious tells. A trap in ruins or an abandoned place likely will...

Odd, it looks like political correctness...... Sounds Great! Well, sure a lot of people want history to look only one way: their way. Most content creators would never want to do real history. You could always ask WotC for the list. Sorry, I did not know your rules of discussion. You...

For me this falls under "not paying attention". If during some role playing some detail is discovered, I'm not going to 'remind' a player two hours later. In my game you remember it yourself, or even better write it down. I loathe the casual player that just sits back and relaxes and does not...

I know a lot of people are like what you describe. They are not my ideal player. They won't have fun in my game. Not every game is for everyone. Yes I do. In more ways then one.

It is true a huge number of gamers like the "Middle Earth" setting, or even just the "Old Earth" setting. Middle Earth is a lot like Old Earth in many ways. The Default DM often loves the "just like Old Earth" low/no magic setting as it is simple and easy. But you can see the tons and tons...

The big problem here is many gamers fall into the trap of wanting to keep everything "just like Earth". Take games/settings like D&D, Star Wars, Star Trek, Boot Hill, 007 or whatever and a "tavern" is basically the same. And it is bad enough that all settings have become a bland "just like...

Start with a basic "x" for the shape. Anchor Stores of Sears, JC Pennys, Nordstroms and Macys. All the classic mall stores: Spencer's Gifts, Things Remembered, Hot Topic, Victoria's Secret, Radio Shack, Suncoast, Camelot Music, Lids, Merry go Round, Chess King, Gadzooks, Pay Less Shoes...

I doubt it. The "sexy devil" and "sexy demon" are somewhat stuck. The cool WoW look, or worse the free form RP look. I have always used the 2E Tiefling tables from 2E Planescape, with added Fiends. Most of the time I like tieflings to "look a bit" like their fiend bllodline. You can tell a...

No Buddy DM, Agressive DM, No free information, lots of homebrew, and no questions. Go along way to make it easy to kill characters. Just take "a lot of games" with an encounter with a by-the-book Lich. With those underwhelming spells and abilities. Of course a Homebrewed lich with all sorts...

A lot of my High Level Play Rules are used at all levels 1-20. Character Death. The Big One as always. Character death is amazing at making high level play and the game work. No Buddy DM. Don't be "on the side of the players or characters". Be neutral. DM Aggression. When playing a...