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Hello everyone, Over on Canonfire.com we have started uploading the various city maps to the world map. This way, if you select a city...

I use random encounters a lot. I love randomness. I make a lot of my own tables, and I throw in lots of crazy, wacky stuff.

That was a hard vote... I went with not really maybe once or twice an adventure. Typically, Id only use random generation for overland...

For me (running 3.5e) the PC’s start out as 1st level with an adventurer class. Regular are mostly 1st level in an NPC class - most are...

I prefer the idea that they are not special, but can become so.

I prefer a lower power RPG than most I imagine. One thing I noticed during discussions is how folks view the concept of being "heroic"...

Well first of all, a narrative-based supers game? I can't imagine a campaign with a better excuse for PC specialness. 100%! Secondly...

One thing I def wouldn’t make it a hard and fast NO.

And if you're uncertain, ask your players about things that their characters would know. Don't do "what do you see in the chest?" but...

First of all,we should not take anything the Alexandrian writes particularly seriously. Second, asking players to fill in details...

Once for an expedition to the Underdark, I created 12 encounters - scripted in the sense of fully stat’d (3.5e, so not so easy to wing...

I've flipped and flopped on this over the years. I like how randomness can be used creatively, but I prefer potential combat scenes to...

Read 4E PHB lately or played it?

Sounds a bit 5ish to me. One thing I definitely prefer in 3.5e (my favorite edition) is no unlimited magic cantrips. For me, resource...

I've long thought that the 3e chassis is a good chassis despite my preference in many ways for 1e's way of thinking on certain things...