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Maybe they're just a bit stubborn players like mine. I've pounded them into the ground at several occasions and never once have they retreated. I really, really dislike TPKs, and I'm a bit afraid they've sensed that. Eventhough they know I'm not afraid of killing anyone, they have this weird...

I hate to be pedantic, but 'Elminister', 'Eliminster' and finally 'Eliminister'... *rofl*, I hope that was a joke (good one though).

Here's some possibilities (why RPG editing sucks): 1) It doesn't matter enough... these books aren't rocket science, nobody will die if there's an error in it. Most of them are still useable to some degree. 2) Editors in the RPG business simply aren't very talented. If they were, they probably...

Great thread, you tell a really nice story. It helps that I'm DM'ing CotSQ myself I suppose, you give me plenty of inspiration :). IMC, the group cleaned every last bit of the upper level without too much trouble and then went down and took out the guards at the waiting post and the web team to...

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It all depends on whether you think a character is cover or not for these types of energy attacks. I can see how someone standing in front of someone else gives cover against an arrow. I cannot see how it matters one bit when there's a big lightning bolt that would simply (the way I envision...

I'm not sure why you'd want to compare a PsiWar to a Cleric, but they are a very good class in their own right. I have a PsiWar 7/Monk 1/Diamond Warrior 3 in my campaign and he's pretty tough. Power points aren't really a problem at all (crystal capacitors!) and the way he moves is just scary...

I think the main problem is that some (most?) people feel there are gradations of evil, but have difficulty pinning down how they would work in a game of D&D. I don't think anyone would complain if your Paladin gave no quarter to a chromatic dragon or a demon (in fact, most DMs would applaud...

Re: Re: scent hound, sight hound, herd dog, ratter.. That's pretty silly. You're taking issue at the fact that people think it's easier to distinguish between say a danish dog and a poodle then between any two types of domestic cat? Please. It's not like he was trying to insult cat lovers or...

Is it just me, or is this thread about something completely different then what the title would have us believe? It's supposed to be about relationships (and how they affect gaming). Yet half the things I read here about something different... I think "mutual agreement based on values of sex...

I'll be damned if I'll ever let hours of work creating a suitable NPC and setting for that final epic battle go to waste because of the casting of a single spell (which will no doubt be one of questionable balance). That's not fun for me and it's not fun for the players. I don't think us DMs...

I think the main problem is that you can approach the skilled woodsman type of character much better with a multiclass character. If I really wanted to play a Robin Hood type, I'd go for a mix of Fighter and Rogue levels. If you feel your character needs some magic, take a few Druid levels as...

I started DM'ing for a group of new players (new to the game myself) about 2 months ago. At first I had similar problems, they seemed to think it was my job as the DM to learn the rules and then hold their hands. At first I did this, but I always took extra time to thoroughly explain things and...

Re: Re: What (else) got the shaft in 3E? Don't forget to leave the dungeons and see the sun every once in a while. In my last session, the group's Druid pulled off one of his little stunts again... it was stormy day and he had made a spot check to see a group of 6 trolls before they spotted...

While I hardly have 20 years of gaming experience to back me up, I voted for James Wyatt. There are some names out there who get a lot of attention in 3rd Edition (Cook, Reynolds, Cordell mainly), but a lot of them are cooperative efforts where I find it hard to judge who did what. Oriental...