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I'm searching for books that cover Trade/Craft/Profession skills in more detail. ive recently located the Gemerator by Tangent Games (btw, anyone who has used this awesome product, if you have a spreadsheet or program that quickly makes gems for this system, shoot me an email at...

BAM, Henrix, you read my mind. This was a PERFECT match. My great thanks. I also picked up "Kaiser's Bazaar - The Jeweler's Exchange" at RPGNow.com. It willl be a nice companion to the first, methinks. Now to start a threat about other craft skills as well :) The PHB just doesnt do the...

I am a huge fan of the Buying DC concept of Economy in the Western Magicial Medieval Society book by Expeditious Retreat Press (I hope I got that right--the book isnt in front of me). I am also a fan of cataloguing items and being over-meticulous when researching areas for my game, and in this...

I've spent a lot of time developing a chart that helps determine how easy it is for a PC to find a magic item in any given city. I've calculated their level (as an indicator of other's respect for them, as well as their reputation), the size of the town/city, etc that they are in, the type of...

I often find myself in the same boat, as a DM. I envision things long before the PCs get there, and often have to come up with subplots to occupy some time until the players get to where theyre going. Part of it is making sure the players are heading in the right direction, and if theyre not...

I was reading in the DMG II last night at the bookstore, and it talked about players that like to play the same character type over and over... ...and it showed a picture of a winged elf, and said that it was possibly one of these types... ...and I have fond memories of my very first 2nd Ed...

I thought I remember reading a template in one of WotC's Monster Manuals, Fiend Folio, Ghostwalk, Sandstorm or Frostburn, Tome of Horrors or ToH2, or maybe Monte Cook's Book of Eldritch Might (these are books I read, so it probably wont be something other than these)-- It is a template where an...

I've played BatMUD (batmud.bat.org) for about 10 years, and it's one of the primeire LP muds, based out of Helsinki, Finland. And yea, a few weeks ago, I ran a night in my D&D game that simulated a mud combat/adventure. It kinda flopped, but was a lot of fun trying!

I do this as well. I keep a index file with the monsters I have created, sorted alphabetically by type (or name, if a "named" NPC), and I jot initiative down in my binder as they are called out. Rolling for my mobs, I sort the cards while the first player is acting (writing this down may slow...

Without reading the rest of the thread (quick lunch, sorry), I'd say two things: 1) Help her design her character by asking what she likes and dislikes, and what she hopes to do, and give her the mechanics so she can jump in and play (she'll learn all about feats and skills soon enough). 2)...

The action was spontaneous and very well role-played. She defeated a powerful spellcaster 2 levels higher than her with a quick-thinking spell and lived to tell about it (had the psion failed the first save of Baleful Polymorph but made the second, and then been grappled, the owl would have...

All of you have provided excellent feedback. A few things I didnt mention, but your responses were helpful anyway: 1. The merchant is dead. Shortly after the PC's took her and planned on interrogating her, she dropped dead. Suddenly. At their feet...and they dont know why (I cant spoil how...

The "bounty hunter" can be any class, and I anticipate him or her to be around 10th level, give or take. Lawful good is preferable, but LN is fine also. The city is a NG government, reasonably large (50k+ population). This person would either be a government employee (city watch specialist...

...a PC kidnapper? My druid shapeshifted into an owl, went invisible, and sat on the roof of a wealthy merchant's mansion until the merchant showed herself. Not knowing that the merchant was actually a powerful Psion, but suspecting her of great evil, the druid cast Baleful Polymorph from the...

If a character with the Trample feat attempts to use the Overrun move in combat, a) does the character still get an attack, especially if combined with the Ride-By Attack, and b) can the mount initiate it's own Overrun, thus freeing up the player's need to spend a standard action on the Overrun...

I have a question that has come up while creating an encounter for my PC's: 6 lvl-10 PC's will soon be encountering some scorpion-riding bandits in the desert. I made the NPC's lvl 6, and each is mounted on a CR3 Large Scorpion. A 6+4 encounter is defined as a EL7, and a 5+3 is a EL6, but...

I'd love a copy of this as well. You can reach me at kealios@sbcglobal.net. Advice from others is always appreciated, especially in essay form :)

Any chance you can email that to me at kealios@sbcglobal.net please? I've got most of these other books coming to me (having ordered them online recently), but would like to see your ideas, if possible. Thanks, Kealios

Sounds about right, but remember that Listen has a -1 check per 10 feet, so that same battle at 100 feet is a 0 DC... Kealios

Honestly, I think Pbartender had the best solution, and I'll add some of my own opinion here: The players want a hack-and-slash, and the DM wants the PC's to be a little better rounded than they are now, so... The BBEG who works socially behind the scenes is an excellent way to get the players...