Recent content by MichaelK

Thanks Tinner, that's good advice. I've read through the reincarnate rules now (never had anyone use it in game yet) and I see what you mean, they're definitely not a complete get out of jail free card. Things often look broken on the page that don't work out that way in the actual game (I...

I've been running a core only pathfinder game, but my players have been eager to include elements from the APG, UC and UM books. When my current campaign comes to an end in a few sessions time, I'm thinking of having my next game include these books as well. For anyone familiar with these books...

I'm looking for advice on preparing games as a DM. Although my game is 3.5 D&D, any system neutral advice is appreciated as well. I've DMed a ridiculously long time, but it's always been on the fly with very little preparation. With my new game I've decided to focus more on preparation since I...

Not to get overly pedantic but in third edition that's covered by Attacks of Opportunity, specifically reach weapons and moving through a threatened square. Why would you object to 3rd ed following the rules when it seems like the rules it presents are the same ones you've introduced yourself?

I have to work next monday, so I can't run my game. It wouldn't be so bad but I had to work last monday as well. I'm going to try an emergency reschedule to get it going on wednesday this week instead, but one of the players may not be available. I don't want to exclude them from a session just...

John Connor.

Do games where the PCs have a flying ship count? Because a strangely large proportion of the game's I've played in have ended up going there. I don't think we've ever done a proper sailing ship, nautical game in AD&D or other D&D systems. We have done one in Exalted though.

Although this is tagged as humour we had a similar situation in the game I play in a few months ago. We never had a formal brideshower which is a bit of a pity, but many of the other PCs gave gifts. We hired a wet-nurse for them as the mother was undead and couldn't breastfeed (don't ask, it's...

My intention isn't to create a false dichotomy, rather to present two polarized examples for maximum illustrative purpose and allow the reader to extrapolate the in-between results. Sorry if that was unclear. Although that is possible, I find that it generally results in less tactics and...

On general principle that is true. However, since it specifically says how to treat cold and fire damage in their description, the more specific instance replaces the general rule. Check where it says, "A bleakborn does not have immunity to cold." and, "A magical fire attack heals a bleakborn...

The fact that the individual bats have no CR, means that they are insignificant. Ignore them completely. What would you have done if the characters waiting up top had not magic missiled the bats? Do that. Randomly attacking insignificant opponents is no more useful to the challenge that...

I've run in the past games that had no rules that you'd recognize as typical RPG rules. We had no character sheet, no dice, no GM fiat and players could declare their own victory or failure as they saw fit. The only rule we had was, "this game is trying to recreate X genre. We all know that...

I am running a 3.5 game as a DM. Approximately fortnightly, though it can vary depending on scheduling hassles. We're using the PHBs (I and II), DMGs (I and II), MMs (1-5), Fiend Folio, Libris Mortis, Draconomicon, Lords of Madness, Completes (all), Races (all except Faerun and Eberron)...

I miss them. Which is funny, because I've never ever used a single thing out of dragon and I ran a single adventure out of dungeon once. I would sit outside and read through them with a cup of tea and just think about D&D inspired by the pretty pictures and tone of the magazine. It would get...

EDIT: Please note, for me AD&D means 2nd edition. The only AD&D I've played. (Though I played the old red set D&D before that). I like to believe that what I loved most about it has been imported into my 3rd edition games. I still use my old 2e books for inspiration. I miss the strong support...