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I have seen several posts talking about it, but no in depth explanations: Just what is involved in running a large dungeon as a skill challenge rather than mapping out the whole darn thing? I could immagine trying to DM the Fellowship through the Mines of Mordor, them getting lost and leveling...

Don't forget the Eclipse, can't go wrong with a good eclipse. The party can always arrive to the Great Dungeon of Mega Doom to retreive the sword, only to meet the Slightly Less Powerful Adventurnig Party just leaving having retreived the sword.

This. Have someone who's pocket he just picked, be brutally murdered/assassinated just moments after for the plot hook the PC just stole. Although the Magic Mouthed purse screaming "Help! Help! I'm being violated!" is always good for a few yucks as well.

This one hit me on our last gaming night: Walker, Tiefling Ranger

Just checking in to see if the Brain Trust has solved this in the first ten or so pages... ...I'll give you another ten.

Dragontrain If only it was orcs, you could go with WaaughHide Little Dungeon on the Prairie Dragon Riders in the Sky! Dragon Rustlers By the way, you need immigrant goblin labor building the railroad. EDIT: ninja'd on Dragontrain High Noon Under Seven Moons Call guns Draguns (they...

While " Good at D&D" may be a questionable phrase, "Bad at D&D' seems quite viable.

I keep threatening to play a halfling whose family owns a large orchard: Justin Ciderbottom. He has two brothers, named Dustin and Dickens.

If there is any repeated combat ancounters, you need hefty and cumulative to hit and damage bonuses each time the characters repeat it, this will both represent their familiarity with these individual combatants, as well as speed things up, even to the point of one shot kills about the 5th time...

A suggestion for additional sources of revenue as a Mercenary DM, don't overlook the lucrative world of Corporate Sponsorship and in-game Product Placement. Player1: Crap, that last orc nearly killed me, I drink one of my healing potions. DM: As the cool refreshing taste of the Grape Jolt...

So, wait, does this extrapolate out to Sorcerer/MC Rogue-Daggermaster? Or was this answered ages ago with warlocks?

Yes, gather around younglings, and this greybeard will tell you the tale of the animated Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.... Gods I feel old, not just because I own all the animated Tolkien, but because this is NEW to some people... I'll put this on the list of things that Bilbo Baggins Hates.

I am interested in hearing this play out, I really liked the little Punjar gazetteer from Free RPG day, the place reads somewhere between Sanctuary, and City State of the Invincible Overlord, and I am considering running the module. The character creation cast is way too long, but amusing for...

It looks like my group will be going over to 4th ed and my DM wants us to try some mid level combat, he has asked that we come up with the most powerful characters we can for lvl 15, using standard array for stats, and standard magic items, starting cash for that level. I'm also looking at...

I too am looking for a copy of this, I think it would make a great intro to be followed up with the DMGs Kobold Hall. This may give the players enough xp to be 2nd before they hit the End Boss.

<---Mentions old AD&D Unearthed Arcana then wanders off muttering under his breath and feeling old.

What you need to watch out for now, it not the Munchkin Character, but the Munchkin Party. If your resident Powergamer wants to "help" the other players craft their characters then watch out.

In interest of furthering the discussion, I edited the original post to add Skills by stat, here's what I added: *SKILLS* STR (1 Skill) - Athletics CON (1 Skill) - Endurance DEX (3 Skills) - Acrobatics - Stealth - Thievery INT (3 Skills) - Arcana - History - Religion WIS (5 Skills) -...

In fairness, there is a greater economy in some feats, Ritual casting encompasses ALL the 3.x magic item creation feats, and Wizards get that one for free. Jack of All Trades provides the equivalent up to +28 3.x skill points, even more with the broader application of fewer skills in 4e.

Don't worry, I'm sure that the upcoming "Martial Powers" handbook will even things up nicely... :D