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I'm not talking about the different crossbows. I have plenty to say about those myself but, right now, I'm only talking about the feat. I want to know if 2 free reloads per round is still too much with the normal light crossbow.

Thing is, while I personally feel that 3.5's Rapid Reload makes repeating crossbows entirely pointless, the previous 3.0 rule feels too weak since you only gain 1 extra attack over 2 rounds. This means a total of 3 attacks over 2 rounds. I figured the free action could be applied 2 times per...

@ Virel If I understand all the replies correctly, the general consensus is that the GM, while experienced, has communication issues.

Even though it's off-topic ( :P ), That stat damage idea for falling great heights seems pretty cool. After all, you never know what to expect when you fall from a high place. Will you bust your arm? Perhaps your leg? Or maybe even cave your face in? Who knows?

His battles generally consist of a stack from a single enemy type. The stacks aren't particularly numerous, either. My comment about random encounters is in response to your statement about how constant victory is boring. Which I agree with when they're always easy wins. He mentioned the...

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True. Although I can't help but wonder what will happen if I get the wrong high CR encounter. Which is what more or less happened in the magically trapped library of the goblin base. The team's Sorcerer had to roll 4 or 5 successes in a row of Detect Magic. I don't remember the exact...

And that's perfectly fine with me. If my turn comes up and I answer right away, it's because I know what I'm doing. If I choose to attack the closest enemy, I'm willing to live with the consequences. As for the rules, I have a good enough grasp that I only need to look at the rule book if it's...

He's a friend of the gang, which is why I assume we were a bit forgiving. Perhaps too much... The unfortunate thing is, the only other DM I know of doesn't feel too promising, either. (at least to me...) Whenever someone metagames, he rolls a d6 and if he gets a 6, that character dies...

His exact* words on thorough searching are : "You have to think about searching for secrets everywhere, to verify the possibility of secret passages, to search the different areas thoroughly (especially if you're looking for a particular object) and to remember that combat is not the only...

In the dragged-out jail sequence, I said in a previous post that we were manacled and had ice cold water thrown on us to keep us numbed. Plus a corrupted Dwarven official who assumed we were enemies of the country. The way I see it, he was making it clear we WEREN'T getting out of there.

Like I said in a previous post, I actually AM trying my hand at DMing. Although it wasn't really in opposition to the DM I'm talking about. In my search for my own copy of the Player's Handbook, I was offered the DM/Monster/Player's Handbook kit for 40$. Considering I was expecting to pay that...

sadly...we didn't have a rogue in the party at that time...

pemerton The mission was at a Dwarven mine away from the city. Once at the city, we got caught without passes and were thrown in jail, awaiting inevitable execution. jimmifett He did mention the difference between weapons. Some of the goblins had darts and they were aiming at me while one of...

After thinking about it, I sent him an e-mail where I proposed the idea of a "Campaign 101" to hopefully help us survive in his games. I'll wait and see how this turns out. Also, a big thanks for all the replies.

He's not so much "mightier than the PCs" as "better D&D player than the group". While this is true, he was implying several times during the last session. My temper slipped a bit and I straight-out replied : "I get it, we suck.". He was a bit more diplomatic after that. I'm dreading having to...

So from what I can understand from all the replies, it's both the players AND the DM. Best case scenario, we make him understand that until we can catch up to his level of expertise, he needs to tone it down to where we can progress. Worst case scenario, we don't ever return. As for DMing...

on the bright side, he's always able to come up with a good scenario (for as long as i've had him as a GM) and he's great at NPC acting. now, for the flip side. our group is mostly composed of beginners. however, the DM expects us to have the instincts and experience of long-time players...

only odd thing is that 7 and 8 get double the chance of popping up. the other methods still give every number an even chance.

that also applies to the minimum damage. ultimately, it depends on whether you prefer stable damage or higher chances of extreme damage. in a way, you could say it's brutal because it ALWAYS deals good damage while a normal weapon will vary between good and bad. EDIT Nov. 28 : i tried a bunch...