Recent content by Talmek

I'll have to pass. While I've enjoyed watching the hobby grow from 3e to today, I'm fully invested in 5e and have sunk a considerable amount of disposable income (along with my players) into the ecosystem. I think we're really happy overall with the system and it will take us a long time to play...

My preference is to have combat last 10 rounds or less, regardless of the circumstances. There would be some exceptions, such as the climax of a campaign, fighting the BBEG, and the like. Primarily, though I feel that anything longer than 10 rounds drags out and people (especially my group) tend...

In my games we don't normally have to address it anymore due to a 10 second time limit (house rule) to decide and begin your turn. If you are not paying attention to the game (reasonable exceptions include complicated combat scenarios, texts from significant others, jobs or family members) due...

That's an interesting thought - see I would have photocopied the maps and hung them up on the screen and preferred to have the tables available (unless the tables are also in the book - I haven't received my copy yet so I'm relying on others for the information).

I've followed the GF9 screen releases since the decision was made to start bringing them out with each AP released by Wizards; however, I've yet to purchase one for use in a game. The concept of having a map on the screen would be cool but shouldn't the same map be in the adventure path? If not...

So this thread got me to reflect on the positive experiences I've had as a player (sadly this is the vast minority of my overall RPG experiences - I'm almost ALWAYS the DM) and yes, I do look for and prefer to have a level of immersion in my games. Further, I think that I desire this so much...

So I have to go with Kite on this one: If your friend's character is constantly drawing resources from the group because he's unwilling to "help" (interpret the word "help" as you and the rest of the group see fit) then there may very well come a time where a choice has to be made. In one of my...

Sadly, I have fallen asleep on more than one occasion playing in a 4e campaign run by a friend of mine. This happened so frequently that I finally had to change the times that we would play simply because I couldn't apologize enough to the group for my discourtesy. They were luckily pretty...

5 out of 5 rating for Eyes of the Stone Thief I admit it: I am completely addicted to purchasing published adventures for different game systems. However, Eyes of the Stone Thief was not a "typical" experience for me where I hear/read about a new AP and purchase it, then read and implement for...

*Out of the Abyss Spoilers Below* ---------------------------------------------- In my group's OotA game Stool (myconid) became a playable NPC while the group was trying to take him home and the group LOVED it. However, it wasn't so much the idea of plant-related abilities that attracted the...

In my world, adventurers are rare but not unheard of. There are no formal organizations supporting adventurers (guilds & taverns) but they are able to find work relatively easily. Regarding laws and conventions, the adventurers in my world must abide by the same government that the average...

So it's totally on me that I didn't research the page count prior to pre-ordering SCAG on Amazon, but if I did I would have removed it simply on that alone. $40 for 120 pages, regardless of quality (IMO) is not worthwhile for purchase. I was really looking forward to this release as I wanted to...

Nah... I'll allow anything in the PHB, and negotiate anything outside it. Want to be a half-giant/half-dragonborn/half-drow/half-PITA? Just have a fantastic backstory and be prepared for the "LOVE" when you enter a town and no one has ever seen something like you before... :D

I suppose in a game where the limits are in your mind (and of course for those who choose, RAW) having the freedom prescribed to the player that they can choose to be whatever gender they want is really less about the game mechanics (since males, females, et al have identical statistics) and...

I couldn't think of a situation where I would force my players to watch as I played some aspect of their characters for them. The whole situation feels...wrong. They have dice, they have their characters (created by their own hands and their own imagination), and for all intents and purposes...