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  1. Kestrel

    Excerpt from Monte Cook's World of Darkness in Game Trade Magazine

    I must be dense but the ad copy didnt make a lot of sense to me. How is it a secret that something is going on? I mean, a city was blown up by a supernatural force. Within a few weeks, 1 million people are acting wierd. Suddenly, people are morphing into werewolves, demons, mages, and...
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    An Evil party... Troublesome?

    I reread your post, and I agree with you. I was implying the wrong thing from the post. (That's what I get for skimming) In the context of a game, I can still see how a group of evil characters could work together. As to sacrifice for another pc, they would only do it based on the advantage...
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    An Evil party... Troublesome?

    That's not a guideline, that's a straightjacket. Enforcing evil characters in your game to be like that is making them into cardboard caricatures. I would prefer my bad guys be a little more interesting. Tony Soprano, Al Swearengen, etc. Those I would describe as evil, but they all have some...
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    An Evil party... Troublesome?

    As far as an evil party's motivations go, just pretend you're playing Shadowrun. Everything they do has a cost or benefit to them. If they won't drive the game with thier own devious plots, just have a crime boss say, "Go whack this tribe of elves, they are causing problems with shipments of...
  5. Kestrel

    1st to 20th with same character

    The highest level character Ive played was a 12th level Gnoll Druid. The highest level Ive ran was a 14th level AU game.
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    Farewell, my Friend

    Thank you for your excellent work. I will miss the anticipation of going to the mailbox and waiting for each issue to arrive. While I like online content, there's nothing like getting something as excellent as Dungeon in the mail.
  7. Kestrel

    Hiding & Sniping

    Have your wizard memorize Greater Invisibility. Problem solved :)
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    Can a whip flank?

    Yeah, I know they suck. But I still like them. I like whips a lot more than spiked chains visually. I came to the same conclusion as The Blow Leprechan. The rogue would get his sneak attack, but would not help anyone else with flanking. That's assuming he can hurt the target, which is rare...
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    Can a whip flank?

    Got a whip wielding rogue. I'm wondering if I can flank using one.
  10. Kestrel

    Building an Endgame Scenario

    So last night, while my group discussed an ongoing campaign, we decided to set it up for the ending. At a real world date set by the GM (me), the game will end. In the campaign, the players are trying to gather the clues that will allow them to stop the BBEG's evil plan. They have to do this...
  11. Kestrel

    And Conan should have a ??? accent?

    Schwarzenegger.
  12. Kestrel

    Dragon Appreciation: Which are your favorite Dragon comic series?

    Snarfquest! I thought Wormy was beautiful artwork though. There was so much going on the panels that it was fun to just look at.
  13. Kestrel

    Undermountain maps - yeck!!

    Well, I found this on the Wizard's site. Not sure if it will help with every empty room, but it could help somewhat. Undermountain Room Generator
  14. Kestrel

    House Rule #2: Calling the DM out.

    If you don't trust your GM, then you shouldn't be playing in his game.
  15. Kestrel

    The most important people in the world (my players stay out)

    Pip Brokehorn, Lord of the Fey. 16th level Satyr Bard. He dresses rather modestly for a fey, considering he wears nothing, typical of a Satyr. He carries his pipes and wears a Crown of Autumn Leaves (probably a powerful artifact or not, according to his whims). He has an entourage of 12...
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    DM Cheating

    Yup...you gotta be careful if you're going to do it. While they may enjoy the results (an avoided TPK), they certainly don't want to feel that you changed something to keep them alive. I'm not advocating fudging or changing things on a regular basis. I usually only do this if I feel that I...
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    DM Cheating

    I roll in the open, but a GM can still "adjust" things if he needs to even when the players are looking at the dice. Things players don't know: Modifiers, HPs, Spells available, Special abilities. Any of these things can be modified on the fly if you misjudge an encounter. Of course, they...
  18. Kestrel

    To Sail the Sunless Sea

    Now I just need to figure out how to work in Open Design's Kingdom of the Ghouls and Im set.
  19. Kestrel

    No Iterative Attacks in D&D

    I like the BAB added to damage option, but it seems like it would shaft someone with sneak attack damage. Did I skim the posts too much and miss something?
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    Complex underpowered magic items in Magic Item Compendium

    Love the meteoric knife...versatility and options are what I look for with my pcs. I like the Sword of Stabbing as well. I like items with quirky abilities. It also seems like something a rogue would commission to have made. Imagine, you are a rogue that uses the sewers on a regular basis to...
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