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Drop everything and panic. Scream and panic. Run, and scream, and throw stuff and panic. And then saturate the battle mat in gasoline (outside please) and then (from a safe distance) set it on fire. Tear off your t-shirt and do a crazy dance as you sacrifice it. Then buy a new one. It's a...

Another related issue is to what degree battles to the death occur. Lots of D&D battles are over because neither side flees. In the wild, in the real world, while there's plenty of killing, there's also a lot of bravado and bluff. There are many, many instances of "erratic retaliator"...

Anyone ever check the index of Wizards of the Coasts very old book "The Primal Order"? There are some nice entries in there for things like "Endless Loop" and "Infinitely Far Away" and things of that sort. :) Dave

I so feel like agreeing with both sides on this. I'm not entirely sure how to resolve this paradoxical position... Dave

There are 2 DMs and maybe 8 players in my group. I'd say that the 2 DMs outspend all 8 of the players. Easily. Dave

I don't know if it'll help, but, there's a Quick and Dirty DM article in Knowledge Arcana issue 6 that's about dealing with mass combat in an abbreviated way (that is, avoiding complex rule sets and the like). See my sig if you're interested. Dave

The nearest member should always be at least one foot more away than any number divisible by 5. ;-) Dave

I've seen some house rules that allow very high Con modifiers to grant DR, but not an AC bonus. Dave

Screw rules: If it would be cool and cinematic, then yes. If it wouldn't be, and his buddies will probably save him, then no. Dave

It all depends upon the players and the setting. My latest campaign was anything goes, and generation methods were player's choice of 40-point buy or roll 5d6 drop lowest two. I included a ton of optional feats and allowed just about every PrC. But, then there were all kinds of planar...

My son has managed to use all of them in his Warcraft RPG. He modifies the stories somewhat, to match the NPCs in his campaign, and modifies the encounters somewhat to match the EL and what the group might expect to find in Azeroth (or wherever they happen to be). But, they're great products...

First, I think that unless we're ungluing the system as a whole (i.e. including feats that allow spellcasting, and pretty much all class abilities), I think we're better off not turning some things into feats. That said, I'd make some changes. (The following assumes that these remain class...

[secret info] Sometimes you have to cheat. [/secret info] But don't tell others, because they'll go all *righteous indignation* on you. Dave

Vrecknidj ;) Dave

I usually use something of that sort. If it would cause greater tension and more fun to have a failed spell go unnoticed, then I have it go unnoticed. Dave

Many of the published products (I'm currently thinking of Red Hand of Doom) have little sidebars and hints to the DM that certain kinds of accomplishments should grant the PCs the xp of an encounter of a certain CR. This isn't a bad way to go. You can make the delivery of such xp...

I use the cards (my own version, of course), have for several years, and find them very nice. Dave

Yep, it looks good. Dave

I do not think that any character should be allowed to pick any new class. But, I also do not think that minimum ability scores or the other things you listed should be limiting factors. I think that the reason for switching has to have in-game, role-playing significance. If the player cannot...

Epic levels eh? You have a few cool options. 1) A really advanced dragon. Long life-span, has a tendency to horde stuff anyway. Minions could be subservient dragons looking to move up in the world. 2) A vampire with lots of spellcaster levels. Long life-span, collects magical stuff...