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So, I am understanding of the reasons but unhappy about WotC's solution to magic item saturation. The lack of magic shops has been distinctly felt in my group, honestly I could care less about the +2 longsword or +1 chain mail. I miss having a Robe of Useful Items or a Handy Haversack. I am...

Forgot to mention how the players solved the puzzle, they completely messed up the hint about the order of the doors, each dragon had a particular attribute, black = dishonour, Blue dragon = Vanity, Green dragon = Manipulation, Red dragon = greed, White dragon = Vengeance, Silver dragon =...

There are several ways to bring them into the game, my personal favorite is a bit cliched I'd expect but I still have the most fun with it and it gives me a lot of option for how I go about the puzzle. I love to have them in buildings preferably in situations like this: "You after passing...

When I DM my only major planning happens at the start of the campaign, I dream up some cool NPC's of varying level and roles (with lots of random rolls to give me some playing in-character challenge), I draw up my original game path idea, they will be hired by this guy to go do this. Then the...

In the group I play in we actually did away with mats, instead we use Maptool by RPTools (http://rptools.net/), so now, I have a large monitor on the coffee table, the DM takes the captains chair, the players sit on the couches we each have a laptop and a LAN set up, he uploads the maps with...

Relic Hunters A party sent out to recover the items, wonderous items and eventually relics of great evil to have them locked away to prevent great evil from gaining power once more (or some such). Cleric (Knowledge) Paladin (Oath of the Ancients) Warlock (Great Old One) Monk (Way of Shadow...

Currently in a trio Campaign, Ranger/Barbarian Dwarf, Half-Elf Fighter (Eldritch Knight) and a life Cleric Dragonborn. Working pretty well, traps are an issue though

So, the Rogue is great to have around due to their support ability, tons of handy utility skills, get you some extra avenues to achieve goals outside of combat and good combat support with a decent tank in the party. The bard is a great addition, especially in larger groups because he can...

See in the world of 5e as I've experienced it so far (which is not as much as I'd like), if I was to dream up an ideal party there would be 2 sets, one as a player and one as DM. DM: 4 Player - Barbarian, Life Cleric, Sorcerer, Ranger 6 Player - Barbarian, Life Cleric, Sorcerer, Ranger, Rogue...

In the game I'm playing in the DM has a tidy system for this. It's actually pretty effective for adding some flavor to the combat too. On just a standard below AC roll he narrates a nice little: "The Orc saw your blow coming and glanced your axe off of his shield, sneering he adjusts his stance...

The first game system I ever played in was Rifts, so I have a soft spot in my wretched little heart for it. I must say, I love the alignments in Palladium products (Aberrant! :D), the Rifts world is so rich and full of possibilities but I had to veto all C.J. Carela material. Siembieda's closed...

I for one am in favor of the "slow" release schedule, I think they are thoughtfully taking time to ensure that the material that is generated is of good quality, in the group I play in Pathfinder has released more GM banned classes/races/items/feats/rules than any other game system I've played...

4 out of 5 rating for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide This book introduces my favorite class in Pathfinder the Oracle, so awesome, there are some new class specific feats for the new classes, some new expansion feats for existing feats that let you specialize your abilities...

In previous games I have run and participated in chase scenes, they are a lot of fun, so props for that, there are a couple of simple solutions to your dilemma I can think of off the top of my head (I haven't played the DMG rules, but they do look like fun). One option available to you is let...

For me, NPC's torturing one another is fine to generalize, but I need to know how dark my player has gone in his torture, it has important ramifications on how the rest of the party will view him if they were present, how NPC's will react and if he can even maintain his alignment. Torture is...

As I see it the character, wanted to play the aloof rogue, no allegiance but to themselves, which in my opinion is fine. The party will resolve his allegiance issue on their own, but you should probably make it clear that they can do something about his behavior, they may be restrained in...

When I'm DMing, I don't forbid any topic, that being said, there are consequences for player decisions including alignment shifts (with penalties), if a player decides to do something horrible, like beat the living hell out of a woman loosely connected to a man he's looking for to get answers...