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Why, thank you. That is the most cogent explanation for the sim-gamist issue I have heard. It does, however, raise a problem with point of view. You are assuming that a fireball would catch things on fire. If all of the players have that same assumption, then you can go forward in the sim...

The way to deal with falling damage is to pick a rule, any rule, and then design around the rule. When you are designing the encounter or setting, the potential for falling damage is there for a reason. You fit the potential damage (and thus the fall length) to the purpose. Want a pit trap...

Man falls 500' and lives. Last December in Manhattan. 50d6? That would probably kill most heroic characters. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/03/skyscraper.fall.survivor.ap/

This thread really opened my eyes. I was so confused by the conflicting opinions of the very terms the OP was discussing that I went and read the GNS articles. That simplified everything. :confused: Holy cow! I'm a lawyer and used to dealing with terms that are defined specifically for the...

From the context, I gathered this was true. Biggie found the max damage roll ironic.

As a grognard (the wargaming kind) I know precisely the abilities of the enemy units I may encounter. My familiarity with the strengths and weaknesses of of the TigerE vs an Easy Eight makes me more afraid when the Tigers crest the hill, not less. Even lesser opposition, such as a platoon of...

Killian slashes at Z2 "Unnatural dog!" Smite evil: 18, 5(slashing)

ooc: Sorry, got called away on the road. I'm away from all my material right now, but I'll be back in the office tomorrow morning.

ooc: Sorry, unexpectedly away from computers all weekend. So, down the rabbit hole? In what order?

No bandits remain standing in the warehouse. The dwarf and another of the bandits are unconscious without any wounds, the rest all appear to be dead or rapidly approaching it. Roland arrives at the now open trap door and peers down, only to see a kobold zombie shuffle out of sight down a...

Ickle lobs a tanglefoot bag at the retreating Bravo 7, but he ducks down the trapdoor and avoids a sticky situation. Suddenly, a small, scaly form materializes directly over the shaft and plummets downward. Not surprisingly, the creature registers no expression on its dead face as it...

ooc: I have not seen Logic's fate.

Deric hit Bravo 5 with an off-center shot, but it appears to be more than he could take and he drops. Gurv scrambles upright and stabs the prone Bravo 4. Well, 5 is down, so that probably changes your plans. You are welcome to summon it over the top of the shaft. :p

Vyleya manages to yank her opponent's feet out from under him, but he avoids her follow up slash. Gurv is healed to some semblance of fighting shape, though, like all of his adjacent enemies, he is prone. Bravo 7 has managed to open the trapdoor grate and has scrambled down the shaft. Since...

The melee continues, as the alert bravo rounds the table as he draws a short sword and attacks Gurv, missing wildly. Vyleya steps forward and attempts to hook the feet out from under Gurv's assailant, who deftly sidesteps the halberd. Rising from his position at the east end of the table, a...

After the surprise round, the map looks like this:

As Ickle slips into the spaces between crates, his movement catches the eye of the 4th man sitting at the table. He looks up just in time to see Vyleya's Halberd emerge through the spine of his compatriot. The blow is so violent, the man is lifted completely off his feet. Vyleya's blade snaps...