Recent content by entrerix

you don't give xp for talking to innkeepers and engaging in court intrigue? Thats where 70% of our xp comes from... we only have one fight roughly every 3 hours of gaming

Also a good one (above character idea that is)

anyone who has never played a campaign where the PC's are evil villains doing everything in their nefarious power to thwart the schemes of another, competing group of evil villains is really missing out on a ton of fun. My players rarely play neutral or good PCs, they want to be villains for...

hi all, op here after many weeks and now having tried the game without mini's. I ran my own scenario and everything worked out exactly like it did in the last 3.5 editions, except for because of "shifting" and "sliding" and all that stuff I ended up using phrases like "the kobold slices at...

rangers can use two longswords w/no penalty

maybe not a mistake rogue v ranger attack rogue with 18 dex makes a sneak attack using a shortsword dam = 7-22 (3d6+4) ranger w/18 str and two longswords makes a twin strike, dam = 2-16 (if they both hit, 2d8 plus NOTHING... no strength bonus on this hit) was rogue meant to have this much...

maybe not a mistake rogue v ranger attack rogue with 18 dex makes a sneak attack using a shortsword dam = 7-22 (3d6+4) ranger w/18 str and two longswords makes a twin strike, dam = 2-16 (if they both hit, 2d8 plus NOTHING... no strength bonus on this hit) was rogue meant to have this much...

wielding a warhammer... warforged warlock/warlord wearing warplate wielding warhammers

for me, if my pc's are beating the stuffing out of my BBEG, i just have him transform into something much worse when they finish him off, and make up some stats on the spot based on how badly they beat him/her.... gets em every time (has happened 3 times in ten years)

i always used lawful and chaotic to refer to how methodical or impulsive a person was, my group found it to be a good way to get a feel for their characters personality in two words. I will probably keep using lawful, neutral and chaotic in that sense for that axis, and will use the good...

I'm really surprised to see how many people have arguments at the game table, or think that matless play will increase arguments, I know i posted a long message on this topic at the end of page 1, but it still strikes me as odd hearing about arguments. If I had a player try and argue hard...

some people think 3x required a mat, and my group not only played matless, but we even played a game that went from level 1-9 that had only two combats, the rest of the experience was gained through exploration, diplomacy, and political manueverings(sp?). mats MIGHT make combat EASIER, but for...

i feel SO FLATTERED that Mr. Mearls posted in response to this topic :) and I loved his suggestions for the visual cues to attach to each monster in the room, i am absolutely going to use that from now on (and his other suggestions). Even better that i loved the idea and THEN realized who it...

I REALLY like the above suggestion to use the warlord powers as an even greater chance to add cinematic descriptions to the scene, instead of the warlord "sliding the enemy two squares", he kicks him against the bookshelf/hurls him over the table/launches him across the room... way more fun...

thats a very optimistic approach, but maybe thats just the thing, tell my players to be flexible as always and recommend people who want to play warlords be more aggressive with stating their position in relation to the enemies around them. I guess as long as its being called out as the action...