Recent content by Grymar

So... let's say that the players do not realize that they have stumbled into the Abyss. What they think of the wastelands of their world is actually a Dark Sun-like level of the Abyss that is slowly growing into/over/consuming the world they know and love. I'm starting to drop hints about this...

Haiku 'snot my thing I've no talent for rhythm. But I'll try for you.

That's always been an odd part of the game, from at least 3.0, and I agree that it's annoying. Relevant: Giant In the Playground Games

OK, that poster is brilliant marketing. Well done, Paizo.

Looking at the society you envision made me think of Brave New World. So the Automatons I could see being also called either Zeds or Omegas. The "warforged" maybe are Alphas or Betas. Other thoughts (mainly working from the idea that these are ultimate workers, better than humans) Menschs -...

What is the map for? Is it a handout for the players? The battlemap? For my reference only? A handout to the players will likely have some level of GIMP used on it. Battlemaps and reference maps are going to be hand drawn.

On VERY short notice I'm running Paranoia from an old, unused copy of ParanoiaXP I have. I'm running on Friday, so I'm scrambling to get the rules down and get people ready. I'm just going to run the pregen characters and the adventure in the book, so that's covered. Any tips, aside from...

Yep, I sent this to the guys I play with attached to an apology. I'll never have the time or creativity to match what he does.

I've used an Ogre bard leading a troop of ogres with his giant wardrum. A goblin bard playing a maraca made with teeth inside a dried head.

I think you want to do something that feeds into the concept of the Universalist a bit more. What do they do better than anyone? Flexibility. Maybe give them a free feat, like Spell Mastery or Skill Focus (Spellcraft) or even Eschew Materials. Or maybe they get a bonus to their bonded item?

FYI - BBT doesn't actually use a laugh track, they have a live studio audience. From what I heard, they actually have to edit the laughs down so you can hear the lines. But I do agree that the laughs are too loud. Frankly I've been spoiled by shows like Malcom in the Middle, Better off Ted...

Pre-set up a few quick encounters. The "kick in the door" type, so that when your guys go off on a tangent, you have something you can throw in. Four goons bust down the door and come in swinging at the party. Then let them wonder why. Were they assassins hired by <insert vexed villain>? Was...

Agreed. I've learned more about managing encounters, maps and adventures in my own campaign in this thread than just about any other. Of course it has eaten up most of my day getting through it all, so don't tell my boss.

Here is a very cool take on Snakes as Books: Playing D&D With Porn Stars: Snakes Are Books

Party resource 90% of the time. However in one campaign I was the only warforged in the party. I spend my money to get a wand of repair and then asked the artificer to carry it for me. Since it was unusual healing, it came out of my own pocket.