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Hmm...good suggestion. The fact that it's written for the Ravenloft setting just makes me happy. Maybe I'll use the Shadow Fey as the basis for my Unseelie Court. Yes. Hence the leaving out of milk at night and referring to them by a pleasant term like 'fairy'. You know, just in case one is...

I'm looking to add a bit of fairy mystique to my game. Not the pretty little half-dressed ones that lounge on toadstools and play the flute, mind you, I want something dark and scary. I want fey that the denizens of the campaign world genuinely fear. If you know of any books you'd recommend...

I know I'm late, but I'd like to join as an alternate if the option is still open. I'm new to Sanctuary, but I recently ordered the Thieves' World PHB and should get it in the next day or so. I'm going to do a one-on-one game with my wife and would love some inspiration. Just let me know!

I picked up a copy from Amazon today. I'm happy again. Wulf, Any plans on doing another book along the line of Slavelords? Maybe something in the fantasy genre?

I've seen the error of my ways.

This is just the sort of thing I'm planning* on doing with GT. Lots of sneaking around, lots of intrigue, lots of time spent plotting and contriving, THEN mass mook-death and whatnot. Also, I stated up front when we decided to do a one-on-one that character death was not something that was in...

I recently decided to start up a Thieves World campaign using the GT ruleset. After doing some initial research and reading on the setting, I sat down to, you know, do some actual work on the game. Reaching over to the bookshelf to grab my trusty GT tome I noticed something very peculiar: it...

Heap, That sounds like some great stuff. I love airships. And pirates. I can't get enough of them. It's hard for me to build a campaign from the ground up, though, so I gotta hand it to you. I work much better within a framework, which is what I'm looking for. ps...I've enjoyed your...

I purchased Grim Tales some time ago, read it, fell in love with it, and for reasons unknown set it on my shelf and haven't looked at it since. Now I'm thinking of starting a one-on-one low magic, high-intrigue campaign with my wife and am looking for campaign suggestions. The only prereqs are...

My wife just started running the Age of Worms adventure path and did a fantastic job as a new DM. Unfortunately, that game was put on permanent hold :(

I've introduced three people to gaming over the past year, the oldest being mid-20s and the youngest around 14 or so and female. I think there is plenty of potential for new blood, it just has to be cultivated by an active community that is willing to reach out. I know a few dms who actively...

Everyone who considers playing a Paladin, or allowing one in his game, should watch the movie Van Helsing. Van Helsing was a Paladin. He was an icon of good. He fought evil. He lived by a code (he refused to kill Frankenstein's monster, for example). He was lawful. He even had detect evil (he...

I agree with JoeG's post on general terms. As a DM who runs a weekly game, I only need so much material. As it is, I think I purchase more than my fair share. I alternate regularly between two games, Mongoose's Conan and a standard d&d game (currently The Banewarrens). I also run a Savage...

Here ya go... Using Spellcraft to Identify Items By using the Spellcraft skill with Identify spells (described below), a spellcaster can identify magical properties in magic items, as described below. Success on this check describes one function completely and allows another casting of the...

I'm a little more harsh than CM. If it ain't on your spell-list, you can't use spellcraft to determine what it is. I also use a neat little houserule that I gleaned off of Monte's boards if you'd like me to post it here for you.

As an aside, I recently got into an arguement with my group over the correct pronunciation of 'bestiality'. Generallly, I think people are fond of saying 'BEASTiality', but we finally agreed that it is indeed 'BESTiality'. Not really sure how we got on the subject in the first place, though.

Just a itty-bitty note to all those 3e publishers out there: Players don't buy books. DMs do. I can't count the games I've run where the players couldn't be bothered to purchase the PHP, much less some splat book. If they did, I wouldn't have allowed it at the table anyway, since I'd hardly...

Awesome! Thanks!

This can't be overstated. You've got to stay one step ahead of your players. If you don't push yourself, your game will grow stale over time. On a more practical level, I find it helpful to ask the players what they intend to do next session (if I don't already know) and work from there. If it...

I'm interested in the structure of a Lawful organization such as the Church of Heironeous. I imagine that it is very tightly defined with different orders for Paladins, Clerics, and other members of the church. Members within each Order of the Church would be identified by rank and title, with a...