Recent content by SamSpectre

Usually, I allow people to make their own characters. But there are some definite advantages to pre-generated ones. 1) balance, 2) storytelling. These things are made easier on the DM by having pre-generated characters. Another advantage, perhaps the greatest of them, is that a...

First of all, I did not read all four pages of responses so I'm sorry if any of this is redundant. Secondly, I _am_ a Dragon subscriber (have been for a few years, since 3.0 first debuted) but am considering dropping the subscription. Why? When 3.0 first came out, the idea of a vastly...

63. Narrow House At the end of an otherwise empty alley is a brick house that appears to have been constructed between two existing walls. An old wooden door hangs from a rotten frame with only a small rusted-bar window giving a glimpse inside the narrow house. No-one seems to come or go from...

Thornir is correct. I started with the Moldvay box too, in 1979.

Used: Players Handbook 3.5 Dungeon Masters Guide 3.5 Monster Manual 2 On the Table: Monster Manual 3.5 GR: Pocket Grimoire Arcane GR: Pocket Grimoire Divine Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed AEG: Mercenaries AEG: Evil Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3.0 L&L: Spells & Spellcraft SSS: Relics &...

Important Elements In addition to much of the above, I think one of the most important elements for a DM's world (and this for homebrewed or off-the-shelf) is to develop engaging NPCs. This is part of a DMs style and skill, but it is very important for the over-all enjoyment of that particular...

Interface I was unable to see any drop down menus with my browser (OmniWeb for Mac OS X). I guess I'll have to grab Mozilla or something if I want to read ENWorld from now on.

Open Gaming Database Has anyone produced a website similar to the Netbooks where submitted data could be stored in a database format? Data could be entered from published sources (that are permitted) or from people's home campaigns. There could be a monster, magic item, spell, etc. database...