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Thanks for all the replies, cleared things up a lot! So as the rules are quite clear on what happens once combat starts and initiative is rolled, the decision to whether involve the barbarian in the combat or not is the DM's call, dictated by common sense: Feral Sense only kicks in if there is...

Ah, pardon my poor wording. Yes, it is determined individually, then initiative is rolled: some might act in the surprise round, others who failed their insight checks may not, the barbarian doesn't need a check at all. That is entirely clear, but it doesn't really have a bear on the question...

Well yes, the rules are pretty clear on what happens once surprise is declared.When the barbarian is the only party involved things are easily taken care of. But ambiguity arises once there are other party members or NPC's involved as the surprise condition is a shared state on the first round...

During our last session a strange phenomena crept up: the party was investigating a cavern complex and most of the party was checking out one side of a T-intersection, poking around in the webs of well-concealed spiders while the barbarian was 20 feet away searching the other corridor. The PC's...

Christ, I must have been lookin' for that for almost a year... IMDB sucks. Thx.

Greetingz! I have been lookin for a movie involving those cool ninja's for ages now, until recently a friend suggested to use the forums' combined brainpower. So does anyone know the title of this film, probably from the end of the eighties: It starts out by a japanese guy in cave, sliding away...

My campaign is being devastated by my very own players! Why? Simply because I was stupid enough to let them stumble upon the long-lost adamantine warhammer of a dwarven hero. They used it to great effect against the various animated objects encountered but upon finishing the adventure they...

Our group is looking for players for a 3rd edition campaign in the Amsterdam region. Game is during thursday, in dutch. Interested or need more info? Mail me: csaba_dm@hotmail.com.

Ah, just what I need, a new stock of potential players I can slaughter. Er, I mean their PC's. Anyway, I will be there.

You can find a lot of good tips here: http://www.roleplayingtips.com/readissue.php?number=250 and this is the second part: http://www.roleplayingtips.com/readissue.php?number=251 Helped me a lot setting up my new campaign.

Need one more...

Found some, but still looking for more...

I am looking for players in/near Amsterdam for a starting 3rd edition campaign with a 1st edition feel. Interested? You can mail me at csaba_dm@hotmail.com.

Tongues is not a mind-affecting spell. It doesn't really makes contact with the subjects mind, and you aren't reading his thoughts, it simply translates whatever has been said. So while he is protected by a Mind Blank you could still understand what the person is saying, but a Detect Thoughts...

In my opinion, Mind Blank is the mental version of the Antimagic Field. While it protects you from any form of mental contact, even from a Wish spell, it cannot see the difference between beneficent and harmful spells. It simply blocks all mental 'intrusions' like some firewall. Also note that...