Search results

  1. Black_Swan

    Player Enablement

    "Consider Yes" is a great slogan. Many GM's immediately jump to "No" before even thinking the issue through. Good job.
  2. Black_Swan

    URGENT HELP: Gaming Session in 2 Hours

    I see no need for a large map at this point. Here's a secret..if you don't tell them that you thought you needed one, I bet they won't even ask. Just bring it next time. If someone does ask then tell them it's a good idea and bring it to the next session. you have the battle maps..the rest...
  3. Black_Swan

    Games you can pick up and play

    Legend of the Five Rings. Easy to play, easy character gen with great class choices, great story, and lot's of Samurai Action.
  4. Black_Swan

    laptops in-game?

    My friends use their laptops at the table. Since we're all pretty high level they use a wiki to keep track of their abilities, spells, etc... They also use die rollers as well. it used to kill me to wait for our archer to blow through his 5 or 6 attacks and add up all his bonuses each time...
  5. Black_Swan

    Performance reviews and cleaving.

    You can't address it in character...that will just cause wasted game time. Just tell your friend that his character while fun, is going to have to work with the group. So while he hates getting dirty and it's cool and funny if he complains about it..he will have to get dirty. As far as I can...
  6. Black_Swan

    The Fleshweaver & my PCs (ideas requested)

    None of them has left with their original body except for the warforged who was ignored. he has no flesh and is of no use to the elf. They wake up 2 months later after the fleshweaver has had enough time to grow a replica of each of them in his laboratory. he then transplanted their brains...
  7. Black_Swan

    What makes a game/group good?

    Compromise...the group must be able to compromise. That's what makes it enjoyable. being able to recognize that you're not the only person who should have fun at the table is paramount to having a good group/game. Even though my group is getting older we still seem to butt our heads against...
  8. Black_Swan

    Name That Portal! (Win A Free Book!)

    The Book Shelf Endless Prints PDF Unlimited Magic Shop Prints InPrint Invisible Ink Prints Bound by Tradition Parchment Pushers Prints Never Ending Ink Well Magic Scribes Tome of Endless Adventure The Tome Hot off the Quill Print Outs Finishers Prints Book Makers Teleprintation Osmosis Prints...
  9. Black_Swan

    [YouTube] When Dungeons and Dragons Ain't Good Enough

    So how does it work? Do you just smack someone until they fall down? Cause..that might not be bad.
  10. Black_Swan

    Should cool be a mechanic?

    Your imagination...
  11. Black_Swan

    [Eberron] Retrieving the Macguffin from an ancient battleground

    Have the other group that's searching for the artifact be from the time of the ancient battle. They're also a good aligned group and were sent to find this artifact to help them win the fight. Then there's a showdown.
  12. Black_Swan

    "Campaign..meh, but I like my character"

    Give them options. Let them explore the world and make their own way in it. I'm a big fan of having several different plot options available. Some that the pc's can act upon and some that will act upon the pc's. If things start to get boring or they seem uninterested in what's going on...
  13. Black_Swan

    "Campaign..meh, but I like my character"

    Gamers in general don't like confrontation. So they'll sit in a game they don't like because they don't want to leave and or hurt someones feelings by saying anything. I've been there...but after a while even a cool character can't save a boring game. Although, I've also been on the other...
  14. Black_Swan

    In your campaign, can the PCs "lose"

    "Luke I am your Father..." OH COME ON!!
  15. Black_Swan

    Wounds from Eldritch Blasts

    If it's magical force then maybe there are no marks. The skin is unharmed but parts of his body are sunken in or protruding oddly. Like something hit or vaporized parts of his insides without harming the outsides.
  16. Black_Swan

    Strike of Righteous Vitality for a Warblade

    I'm pretty sure that manuever only works against creatures who's alignment is one step away from your own. So it is limited there as well... I see nothing wrong with it. High level casters can kill a creature with a save or die spell or spew out massive amounts of damage. What's wrong with a...
  17. Black_Swan

    Need an alternative assassin-type

    The Book of 9 Swords has a discipline that handles assassins pretty well. I think it's called shadowhand... He could multi-class into swordsage and start picking up manuevers from it. Some of them would come in pretty handy on a ship.
  18. Black_Swan

    I've got a problem in my game! Help!

    If the above is true then the cheater shouldn't have had any problems staying out of the thread. Knowing some spoilers isn't worth ruining a friendship.
  19. Black_Swan

    I've got a problem in my game! Help!

    Here's what I would do... Scrap the next session. Use that time to re-write and rethink the module. Template or mess with Strahd..cause I'm sure his stats are everywhere. Rethink a few important items in the module to make sure the game is the same, but different. So..yeah..it was a...
  20. Black_Swan

    Industry Advice for buying a hobby game store

    Yeah..make sure you're not the 4th or 5th hobby store owner that's lost money on that store. In my hometown hobby stores have a 100% failure rate.
Top