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Ryk spends 2 surges (now 3/6); Spring spends both of his (now 0/2). This long day in the city is beginning to tire the dinosaur; Spring wants to eat a few chickens and lie down in the sun.

Ryk rubs down Spring's hide, checking for any lasting injuries and calming the beast. He keeps the dinosaur away from hobgoblins, since it might not understand clearly that the fighting is over.

$%##%^@#!!! Finally, I thought, a set of books I don't have to buy. I mean, it's aimed at beginners, right? Nothing new for us, just a smaller version of D&D to entice non-gamers into trying it.... But noooo, they are gonna get my money after all. New builds, new options...those evil bastards!

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My wife and I are both Advanced Civ fiends; we play it at every game convention we can and we can almost always finish it in the 7-8 hours allotted. (Just discovered Through The Ages, which has a lot of the same feel in 4 hours. Liking it so far!) Way back in the 70s I was briefly part of an...

It's a matter of DM style, not rules. It's how your DM has chosen to illustrate invisibility (it's also how I do it) but isn't actually addressed as a rule. Most players can't realisitcally "not know" something that is in front of them, so this makes it easier on you to not have to "guess the...

This is a very very old question. Here's a much earlier version: You live in a garden full of fruit trees. Your deity has told you to eat anything you want except that one tree over there, the tasty-looking one in easy reach. You've been in this garden for a long time, and tried all the...

The chain was already pulled, during the fight. I pulled it when a monster was standing under it, just to see what might fall on its head.

Chizz motions to the slaves to get back quietly and prepare to surprise Kumar. He releases the door so it will swing open at the slightest touch. with a gesture he invites Taran to join in the ambush if he wants. MOVE: Slave 5 shifts to K9 STANDARD: Readied attacks for slaves 4, 5 and 7 vs...

Spring circles around his foe, incidentally helping Vok by muscling past the chain fighter (flanks w Vok) and tries to bite the swordsman's mailed gauntlet. Although his teeth don't penetrate, the saurian pulls the hobgoblin's guard aside, and Ryk clambers over the debris and hits him in the...

keeping a blade in one hand to fend off attacks, Chizz grabs the door to help the slaves to keep it closed just a little longer. Slick with sweat and blood, his hand finds no purchase. STANDARD: Endurance check 10 (natural 1!) Note: Stance still active; the next enemy who hits or misses me is...

Chizz spars with the dwarf, buying time while nervously listening to the shaking of Kumar's cabin door. (Hoping someone else will post and take out the dwarf, so I can ready vs Captain who should be coming through any time now).

A while back my party were all disarmed and tied to pillars, awaiting sacrifice by gnolls. The barbarian broke free, kicked a guard and took his spear. I had to create an ad hoc disarm attack, but for that moment it seemed like the thing to do. For the next few rounds he was fighting with a...

In a campaign I ran long ago, I used the DMG guidelines to populate a large city (Byzantium) with adventureres, and came up with the number 8. 8 Raise Dead spells could be memorized and cast per day in that city, assuming every cleric used every available spell slot on raise dead. Then I had...

Ryk pursues the dirgesinger around the corner, making a hunting sign with his arm that Spring has been trained to follow: "circle around". Before he strikes her, he hears Bellegon's menacing growl: "Leave that one for me." Move: Ryk to H8, Spring to J8 minor: hunter's quarry on B2 Ryk...

The clash of blades, the grunts and shouts, the stamping feet and flying spatters of blood all fall into a strangely predictable pattern as Chizz focuses on the melee. The world seems to slow down as he views the battle as if a spectator in his own body, studying each combatant's moves. Once...

Eager to help his master, Spring tried to leap over the wall. Hampered by his injury, he failed to clear the barrier and fell back to earth, whimpering and bleeding. athletics 19 Unable to help the clawfoot, Ryk focuses on the dirgesinger. As the chill wind pushes her toward him he strikes...

actually, it doesn't matter if they have any marking powers. You just choose any ally, and your target is marked by that ally (gets -2 to any attacks that don't include that ally). Often, an ally whom the target can't easily reach is chosen, essentially guaranteeing a -2. Or an ally who might...

never mind, mis-post

Ryk places both hands on the barrier. Grimacing as the metal and glass shards bite into his skin, he vaults over the wall to land on the other side of the dirgesinger, his large blade falling into his hand while he is still in mid-air. (results of OA go here...) As he lands, he strikes while...