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There is a group I've been DMing for about 7 years. I have roughly 10 players, and each has about 3 characters. We use different combos of players and characters based on who can show up that session and what the adventure will be. Presently, the range in levels is 3 to 25. There are about 8...

This is quite timely. With the second installments on the horizon, I've gone back to considering grabbing a copy of this and prepping for it. With the extras you've provided, I'm much more likely to grab it this summer. Thanks. Dave

What an interesting and leading question. I'm now imagining a magical mirror (perhaps requiring true seeing) that has the interesting property of not displaying illusions that would otherwise be seen... Dave

There are a few other options for you as well. 1) Rule that taking a 5-foot step requries having a BAB of +1. (This only does so much for you, I know.) 2) Rule that taking a 5-foot step requires having a BAB of +6. (This introduces a whole new set of issues, but makes playing certain classes...

I know it's kinda lame, but, you could turn the whole thing into a Profession check, modified, perhaps, by Bluff, Dimplomacy or high Charisma. I mean, if the players want to drag it out and turn the trading into part of the role playing, that's cool. But if they're really just interested in...

I have found the Fantastic Locations maps to be excellent for D&D. And, I've found that the laminator in the basement of the school where I work does a good job on my maps (so far, I've only butchered one out of about 20). Dave

For some reason I'm imagining the Austin Powers movie where he loses his mojo... Dave

I've always liked the idea of a controlled campaign, where there are only so many spells known to all the casters in the world. Some folks have X, some folks have Y. If the guy who knows how to cast X wants to learn how to cast Y, there may just be a conflict of interest. As a matter of fact...

Agreed. I can understand that these folks have important things to do at work (like play D&D and make lich jokes, or, whatever :)), and, this means they can't spend all day glued to their keyboards (like some of us--even though we shouldn't). But, if they're going to push for more digital...

The campaign I DM started at 1st level, and is currently around 25th as well. My reaction is about the same as yours. I threw it out at the beginning. Ditto. This is one reason why I spent so much time making up spells higher than 9th level. It gives people something to do, it isn't tied to...

There simply isn't enough information in your post for me to provide anything like a suggestion. Dave

I've done both. In one campaign I've played in (WoW RPG), the characters level up relatively quickly--I've gotten three characters to epic level all within a couple of years. In that campaign, I usually plot out the advancement ahead of time, because the campaign is so fast-paced that I like...

There are a lot of posts without a reply from the originator of the thread. So, what are the answers to some of these questions Shazman? Lots of us have kids or work with kids, or have had to take a hiatus from gaming because of kids. Lots of us have SOs or have had to balance SOs with...

Cool idea. I don't think I'd pick all the same sorts of abilities, and I am one of those players who wants more explanation for why people can do what they can do, but, I certainly like the idea here. Dave

I like the idea of different ways to "power" magic items, with spending your own XP being but one of those alternatives. Others could include: using others' xp, using special items, using the magic from other (existing) magic items, ability score damage (and/or drain), tapping energy from...

In the campaign in which I play, allies are a key component to the game. It's a very political setting, and our characters are in contact with "long-lasting" NPCs all the time. Much of what we actually accomplish we do on our own, but certainly not all. In the campaign in which I DM, I have...

One part of me wants one of those editing jobs, because I, like many of you, am so sure I could get it right. (Though I, like many of you, am not really so sure...) Another part of me wouldn't want such a job because I suspect that the process by which editing takes place is multifaceted and...

Someone casts detect magic. That round, at some point (I suppose the DM can play with this, the spell doesn't say he can't), the DM says to the player "Your character detects the presence of magical auras within the area he's selected." The next round, at some point, the DM spends a few...

Here's one way to do it that doesn't step too far otuside the existing mechanic. If you have both Favored Enemy (undead) and the ability to Turn/Rebuke Undead and at least 5 ranks in Knowledge (religion), then, you can score criticals against undead. You've studied them more than probably...

The whole system in D&D for grappling is way too complex. I want to eliminate the AoOs and all kinds of other stuff. I agree that there need to be size modifiers and Str modifiers and all that. Maybe just skip all the details, make it a single opposed Grapple check between the two, and the...