Recent content by Deadguy

Normally I wouldn't "me too" but Gary's death has affected me like so many others here. Like them, Gary changed the person I grew up to be, gave me friends and kept me entertained. I'm sure like many parents he must have been exasperated at times at the directions his offspring went in, but like...

Yes, I am going to learn that lesson from the arrival of Third Edition. Then, I immediately wrote scores of pages of modified classes, monsters and setting-specific magic rules. Most of which has languished on file ever since, as a relic of initial enthusiastic mis-dabbling. This time I am...

So long as you play out the consequences of their poor choices, simply failing can be a heavy punishment. If they are trying to rescue an ally from a mutual enemy, then they've lost an ally when they fail. That can gall players but also inspire them to make up for their actions. Personally I...

'Tis a rare Cap'n who opens 'is own chest t' offer a share of booty! A drop o' grog shall be raised t' ye!

In one of my campaigns I actively reduced the cost of scribing spells into the book, to get the effect that wizards develop large spell repertoires. As others have pointed out, Wizards struggle as it is with the costs of acquiring magic to use. Their ability to learn new spells is always held...

I am okay with the idea of there not being Regional Feats in Eberron, whilst using them in Forgotten Realms. These two campaigns thus serve as two different models that DMs might follow for their own settings. Variety here is definitely valuable.

I have a rather silly mechanism to put this into effect in my games. If a player rolls such that an Action Die could make the difference, I pause and ask them their total again. Then I say "Are you sure?" They know at this point that an Action Die might be worthwhile. It's still their own...

Whilst #2 would make a fine premise for the basis of a campaign (and for that matter, so would #1)... I am not sure we can assume that this trading of places, Light for Dark, is as simple as Good versus Evil. I know that sounds a lot like option #2, but what I mean is that it would be a mistake...

Not Perform (flatulist), then, or does that fall under Wind Instruments? :lol:

I'd play a Bard if... someone started a new campaign. Oh look: they did. And I am. :lol:

It's worth pointing out that characters who want their mounts to have a better chance of survival should consider spending some of their money buying magical protections for it. And DMs who want PCs to make much use of mounts need to make such items available. Likewise create feats that have...

Glad it wasn't just me that thought that! I can't look at One Canada Square the same any more. On topic, I'll add that a trip to Leisure Games is well worthwhile. They hold a very wide range of stock.

Because a good many PCs will be former Cyrans, and it's a good idea to know what their home was like before the Mourning? Because, until we have the Forge of War, we have nothing about pre-Mourning Cyre, when we have quite a bit in the Campaign Sourcebook about the other Five Nations? Because...

It will be hard to take what he needs by brute force, I feel: Cannith Tower is likely too well equipped. Two other options come to mind. (1) The warforged make up a pretty large part of the workforce of the Cogs. If he can get enough support amongst them, the LoB can bring production to a halt...

No, no hong! We all know that real rapiers are super-cool elven weapons! ;)