Recent content by DSlash

It really does just come down to personal preference. I don't think there's anything you can do in third person that can't be done in second person. I probably don't feel comfortable using second person in that way because third person just comes more naturally to me.

I would definitely would love to have a product like this. 3.5 had an awesome starter set that came with tiles, dice, some miniatures (20? maybe?) and some simple adventures to get you started. I would love to see the same kind of format for a regular module in 4e. Heck, I would settle for the...

Yep, any time the player does a skill check for something in my game, they almost always get a response in 2nd person. I use 2nd person for that, introductions and maybe a little bit of railroading when the players are a little stuck.

Oh, it is! When I said I thought it was a little exploitable, I meant when I thought it all fell under one skill (was learning some of the rules as I went). If a player wanted to focus on a variety of different skills in order to identify monsters, then its a cool idea. Anywho, getting a little...

I guess what originally threw me off in 4e was the fact that the game was telling me in RAW, what facts I had to give away about the monster, rather than deciding myself what I should give away with the right skill check. It felt a little exploitable (mainly because the power gamer was the first...

As long as the players stay on topic, the conversations hopefully aren't very long in my game. As for inserting 3rd person narration, agreed, you definitely need to throw some in there. I think the issue was more about using third person narration as pieces of dialog and then having a problem...

In my game, I usually hide the fact of which monsters are minions. My miniature collection isn't very large, so I don't have very many doubles. The players can't tell just from eyeballing the field. If the players actively made a knowledge check or even some sort of perception check, I would...

This is an issue that occasionally occurs, suddenly the bold warrior gets a heck of a lot more monotone. I don't think the players mind it as much as I do, but it does happen. That usually means a little break for snacks so I can regroup. Also multiple NPC's at once can be pretty tricky. Drama...

When I did KotS with my group, I looked at the maps and took a black sharpie and X'd off certain areas. Any important loot I put into different encounters. If the party was under level for later encounters, I adjusted things accordingly. It worked out pretty well and the module didn't drag on.

I think the OP meant something like this DM:NPC: Why yes! I do know the shortest way to the West Hill, I take it in order to trade my bread. PC: How do you make your bread? DM: He explains his process of baking his bread in detailed fashion. It is then hard for the PC to keep the conversation...

Jeff and Jim, I've lurked in the ENWorld forums for quite a while now. It is this thread that finally convinced me to create an account and begin posting. As I was planning my 4e game which is starting this summer, I saw this thread and immediately went to the AEG site to check out the pdf...