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Incredibly Funny Sorry guys! I once read an article that stated the amount of tipping in any given country is directly proportional to how "anally retentive" (that's a direct quote) the inhabitants are... I really am not (the above), so tipping is a 10-15% deal, with extraordinary service...

Nerfed 3.5 Magic is nerfed... I'm about to open a gigantic can of worms, based on what former players have said.... "I run a tank because I don't want to bust my neural paths when playing a game" (more or less accurate as a quote, but effectively accurate in thrust). More people want to...

Variable Some small communities may have ample resources while some cities can be relatively poor. The guidelines for communities' wealth per pop are guidelines. Magis is an essential aspect of life and commerce. Selling items is readily accomplished. Reputation (not necessarily as per a...

Clutter So many modules suffer from bad organization and clutter... If I buy a product, I expect to be able to find the facts quickly. That also goes for the plotline. A module is not and should never become one's attempt at the great American (or otherwise) novel. As to stats, the combat...

Adventures / Extra For example, if your adventure (commercial module or otherwise) expects the players to walk through a conspicuously open door, and they instead decide to grapple-hook the top of the fortification walls, and then proceed to take on every single encounter "backwards", do you...

Most DMs Forget... ...a very nifty passage of the DMG which quite specifically detaisl the fact that D&D is NOT Diablo, nor Doom, nor Lara Croft... It is NOT and NEVER SHOULD BE a fully scripted railroad (carefully scripted? Yes! Fully? No!). And the exncounters will NOT always be fully...

CoC or 1e DMG These are good sources... "Clinical" 1st Edition D&D may demonstrate why older players are sometimes less than impressed with the dumbed-down version drivel written up by the WotC hacks. FEEBLEMIND: This lasts until a heal, restoration, or wish is used. The creature's combined...

That Which We Remember... Having run campaigns for a long time (going on 30 years) and still having some of the original players, my observations tend to show the protracted epic battles are long forgotten, but we remember the "flukes" since they often combined a moment of great tension or...

Are you of the "dramatic ending must be played out, no matter what" school, or from the "let the dice lay where they fall" school... In other words, the adventurers finally reach the inner sanctum of the BBEG, and the Sorcerer casts Disintegrate, rolls a natural 20 and confirms his critical...

Dumbing Down? Dumb and dumber? is that what is in store for us? How about this version of D&D: a 52-card playing deck with "purty pictures" and we each play one card at a time. Whosoever has the highest value card wins the hand. Win more hands, win the game... Fascinating... We could even...

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I kinda lied... I replied 50%, which was initially true, but since WotC tends to recuperate other people's d20 / OGL stuff in an "official" version, the trend tends to become more WotC (sigh). I often mix up a bunch of stuff. Most published adventures are ok but need improvement, tailoring...

Why Type??? I have friends who WoW raid while all their conversations are over VoIP lines. Since conference calling is fairly cheap... Say 75¢ if your friends live relatively close but you really do not feel like stepping outside in -30 weather, and put the speaker phone on, have happy...

Slight Parallel / Magic & Ba-Ba-Barb-barians W/o being on an all-out quest to destroy magic, I once played a dwarf who loved nothing but riches, and so, was none too interested in magic items. His approach was "Whatever we find, I want my equitable share in money". You would think that all...

Midnight Covenant Item... From 2nd Edition Elenial’s Quiver (adapt as needed) This magical quiver is woven into the legend of Elenial, an elf girl who took bloody revenge on the Shadow’s minions who murdered her family, and today it bears her name in lorebooks across Eredane. Saddened by the...

So Goooooood... ..., in fact, that few people wanted to play one before 3e, and that still remains true! The cleric is fine as it is, and it also makes a decent BBEG under certain circumstances.

We Have a (don't tell anyone) House Rule... A CRITICAL hit will not do less than full weapon damage. Didn't want to reveal our secret, but now that you twist my arm... No, I don't feel like running stats on that. So for a greataxe, on a confirmed crit, you would do 3 X d12 with a minimum of...

Oh Yes Yes Yes Let me enjoy this by plunging my detractors into a slime pool of discredit, as Itar and featehr them with a simple question: ever plied a little archery at the range? All who have will understand my point when I say that not seeing your bow and/or not seeing your arrow could...

Actually.. It would be difficult for the example to be less offensive than the author's choices. Let alone the fact that given the example, whoever replied is essentially right. I reckon that being offended by it means any divergence in opinion will be found to be offensive. You will fit...

Stay Away Bad luck rubs off... Sacrifice him to Tymora... Douse him in oil and use him as a torch. Send him to get soda at the convenience store, BUT he must roll a "natural 20" to come back. He only gets one roll per half hour... Beat him senseless for being such a numbskull, and send him...