Recent content by Demonspell

I have my players rank Stats, Specials, and Support from most important (1) to least important (3). Rank 1: All stats start at 10 and the player can spend 32pts on a 1-1 basic to increase their stats, nothing can be above 18. Rank 2: All stats start at 8 and the player can spend 32pts on a 1-1...

All, I recently lost several PDFs of modules I had for a few years. I am looking for a particular module that contained a Wizard's Tower with a magical staircase that was broken. From what I remember, the stairs worked with a series of symbols that when the proper order was entered would send...

Depending on the edition you are playing Haste might achieve what you are asking. It has an aging effect in 2e AD&D. I think it was dropped in later editions, and I don't think it was ever a ranger spell. However, as someone else started pigs grow quickly gaining weight at about 11 pounds a...

While, I agree, given that white is more focused on protection, and Black with death (or undeath/creature removal) I was actually trying to stick with the Op's request of keeping to elements. Since the MTG colors aren't actually elements so much as they are representations on a theme more...

Even with MTG if you stuck to the elements still White=Wind, Black=Earth, Green=Wood, Blue=Water, Red=Fire.

There are two common systems of elements that I am aware of. In Chinese mythology the elements are Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal. In Japanese and Hindu mythology the elements are Earth, Fire, Air, Water and Sky (void). Jim Butcher wrote an excellent series (The Alera Codex) that uses the...

I never punish my players, I react to their actions, and nothing more. I agree with this; however,… You certainly can judge another’s beliefs, and you should expect them to judge yours. I totally agree, the only way to uphold your alignment is to be true to your character’s beliefs. I...

In my world, I tell my players that they need to be very careful with their alignment. Because I view alignment as a matter of perspective. What one person believes is good another could consider evil, where another sees Chaos someone else might call it Lawful. It’s all a matter of perspective...

I tell my players what AC the monsters hit and what AC they need to hit. Even vaguely competent players quickly figure out what AC they need to hit by the end of the first or second round. There is really no point to hiding it. Also, I don't want to give an impression of being partial either...

In total per encounter and that is on the high end. How much of that 2.5% the PC gets will vary, but I tend to keep my roleplaying experience low.

For every encounter I reserve 5-10% of the total experience for roleplaying and contribution. Notice, I say reserve. That means that if it's a CR 5 encounter that will reward 3000 xp, I will withhold 150-300 xp. Combat will reward the party betweem 2850-2600 xp (spread out evenly) and the rest...

That may be the case; however, contribution is a very broad term. Again, when I am looking at contribution, I want to see how the player involves their character in the storyline. How is that character helping the party out? Every action the character takes impacts the game in some way, and...

Again, you clearly do not understand contribution based experience distribution. I use it based on how well the player helps “the party to succeed.” I am not worried about what the player thinks…beyond the fact that they demanded a change that encouraged everyone to work toward that goal. In my...

Again, to each his own, and every party is different. At one time, I was exactly like you, I gave party experience and divided it evenly amongst everyone. Then one player ruined it, he would show up, and he would do a little roleplaying, but he was never very active. He usually sat back and...

Yes, they should; however, if being careful is part of the character’s personality, and they play it that way, then they should receive xp for roleplaying well. I also consider the characters contributions to the story. For example, in one of my current campaigns, one of the players has an Elan...