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In theory this works quite well. I have found the conversion is the actual difficult part for example we were a little over 50% when we tried to convert from 3.5 to 4e a lot of the players felt their pc's weren't the same. I did feel that 4e was a little more conducive to that campaign imo...

I concur with the old 2e source book. Very nice. I would also second(or fifth or whatever) "eaters of the dead" aka the 13th warrior. Here are some articles to help too. The Fate of Greenland's Vikings Identity and Self-Image in Viking Age England - All Empires *warning* this one is a...

Still think you've gotta go with a specific novel or story arc. To throw something as big and vast of a sea of material like D&D on a hollywood writers desk and try to make a movie is a much and usually translates to bad. The comic movies have been relatively successful because they have a few...

I've always thought a D&D head to head with the iconic characters of every campaigns would be cool. Or if thay causes to big of a mess or disparity in power levels then you could just do one for the Realms, one for Dragonlance and so on and so forth. I never could figure out how Elminster or the...

Love this THREAD! how about some Vigillante types Edmund Dantez from Count of Monte Cristo Alex from A Clockwork Orange(you can go villain or a flawed anti hero) Some Bricks Jean ValJean Frankensteins monster Grendel Some magic types Medea(wife of Jason, witch or priestess of...

As a teenager in Jr. High and highschool I remember that we could start at around 8-9 and go til 6 in the morning lol. Some of the best stuff happened after 3:00 am! Now with a big boy job and big boy responsibilities I find that the 4-5 hour mark is much more accepted by all parties. My body...

Well you have few options. But you could suggest to the DM (in an email) as fun as RPGing in "haggle-world" or stimulating the fantasy economy is that the game may go smoother and progress easier, if all buying/selling/inventing is done "off camera" or outside the game in email form. Tread...

We've done similar things. A mini campaign was once based around a large dungeon like this. The PC's had their memories wiped. Although they retained knowledge of skills, and abilities thoug. It was supposed to be like a celestial "rehab/prison/training" deal. The only way to get out was to make...

At 3rd level facing an Ogre with a great axe....there may be no surviving unless you run/bargain/do anything but fight it lol I have often found in previous editions(to 4e) that the other branches of fighters do quite well(ranger/paladin) the Paladins high saves high HP and ability to wear...

We sacrificed our PCs one time, it didn't feel railroaded. But necessary at the time. That campaign was one of the most memorable I'd ever played. That being said I cannot expect everyone to feel the same. There are some really great ideas in this thread. Yoinked.

gym, welcome to the realm of the underappreciated. We GM's are like poor civil servant volunteers. Mostly its a thankless job. Sorry to hear you are having some trouble. Pogre provides some great suggestions pay close attention to #4. Building an adventure/campaign/world or even modding existing...

but according to the dead ale wives club if it doesn't suck our kids into the occult then it's not d&d

Im a fan of lower magic setting. Conan, Warhammer RPG, grim and gritty. But lately I have really wanted to play a supers game, in medieval times. Everyones various powers making them targets of the church for heresy and witchcraft. Persecuted and hounded by the scientific community to be used as...

Crap I didn't even mention any devices to help you add treasure. Perhaps someone has left an "offering" near the tomb of one the buried, to appease their spirit. A magic item is used as the charge for a mystical barrier that keeps intruders out, and the undead in. A magic sword stuck in the...

I am always a big fan of non permanent magic items. Wands with just a few charges, broaches that can absorb oh 10 points of damage from a particular element, ect ect. Once in an 1e we had a thief find a wand of fireball. The DM said he would allow the guy to use it but he had to figure out...