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    D&D General What Are Your Strengths and Aspirations as a DM?

    I'm Good at winging it, in fact I seldom prepare a great deal. I always have a back up plan and such so I'm not just standing there trying to figure things out but have learned to trust whatever I make up on the spot will be better than what I prep. I do a good job of creating NPC's with...
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    D&D General Mystery Challenge, a variant of Skill Challenge

    I ran it so that the players would come upon an encounter that they usually arrived at with their guide or just came across as they traveled. It may be social such as interviewing the local workers, exploration in a place where normally non aggressive creatures had attacked workers, or they had...
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    D&D General Mystery Challenge, a variant of Skill Challenge

    No. I cam up with it as a solution to players in a group. I found in a mystery only half the group engages and the other while part of the adventure are not as much into the "Mystery" part of it. I know for each group "Mystery" changes meaning so I guess I am using it in the classical sense and...
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    D&D General Mystery Challenge, a variant of Skill Challenge

    I recently wanted to run a mystery for my players but mysteries often have issues that don't occur in movies, novels or tv shows. In an RPG it often falls to the Players to solve a mystery and not necessarily the Characters. So while I like Skill challenges which are usually run by having a...
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    It is all Good. Appreciate your efforts. Your work is great :)
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    No issue. We appreciate all your hard work.
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    D&D General Looking for D&D Play-By-Post Tips

    I have not run a D&d PbP but have run a few other games. Assume much more than you would in a Face to face. Meaning assume players do certain things but allow for them to retro some things. I know it takes some player agency but it certainly speeds up the game. And once you get a sense of the...
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    How compatible should Gamma World be with Dungeons and Dragons?

    I would prefer it be compatible and I know that can easily done. Wild and wahoo is easy in most any game just a matter of attitude more than anything and it doesn't need to a strive to be as balanced as 5e may try to be. I think it is better that way to get more people playing. Selling a whole...
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    D&D 5E As a DM, how do you handle monster hit points?

    Up to about 6-7 level average hit points then almost always maximum. I also play with a 5-6 person table with a few effective characters (Not quite optimized but good at their job). Fights over in 2-3 rounds are not worth wasting game time if they happen too often. Once in a while is good for...
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    Take your time. Deal with Life. Looking forward to it!
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    D&D General D&D Luminary Jim 'Drawmij' Ward Passes

    A sadness. A fine gentleman and Creative spirit. He will allows be the Father of GAmma World to me. One of my favorite games!
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    I picture a Strong but steady, calm current so barges and such are a possibility. thanks for the answer it will be interesting to develop when your done.
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    Do you imagine this undercity to have a flow or current overall or does it shift from place to place?
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    Okay I see now. Thanks Still looking forward to fleshing out a campaign world built around this map with different factions and such. Do you have an ending planned? and if so about how many more maps are involved?
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    I'm Missing where the latest map fits into the rest of the map but glad your back at this and looking forward to it to be complete so I can start designing the campaign around it. Thanks
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