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One rule of thumb I use to control magic item distribution in my games is to set a ratio of the maximum + value an item can have for the characters level. For normal games I use +1/4 so a 10th level character could have a +3 weapon, or something of equivalent value. If I wanted to make the...

I know that this means I have missed some great debate at some point, but how is a +1 easier ot min/max than a +2. I can see that people would put an odd number in STR and CHA to give a STR bonus and no CHA penalty, which skewes it a little, but it still pegs that CHA down one point and deters...

I'm setting up a new campaign based on a nation of orc's that has been defeated by a dominant culture that tried to make citizens of the orc survivors. After a generation of effort to civilize the orc's the dominant culture decided to give up and deport the orc's to a newly found land that is...

Kill them. Mercilessly. Have their enemies use tactics and rules knowledge to an extreme. Create opponents that flaunt the rules you want to focus on. Smart enemies breed one of two things: 1. Dead PC's. 2. Smarter Players. If you have a pool of 30 players, you have plenty of space to run a...

Get a computer at the game table for the DM and have him/her use DM's Familiar (found in the Electronic Aid's section here). It's combat tracker is a great speed assist.

The best advice you will ever get: (and yes I'm being biased). Rent them first. Even the GameCube. Blockbuster can rent any of them to you and will have a nice selection of the latest games (and you can ask the clerk's which ones rent the most to get an idea of what the 'best' games for each...

A pox upon this thread for showing me that link. I must now obsess and retest until I win! :) This is bad for my compulsive behavior. Thanks for the link though!

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Tell him that if he continues to harass you will be forced to send a goon squad of kobolds to his house to straighten things up. If that does not work try to craft an amulet of non-detection. **** You say he was a "user" If this means a drug user you have scored upon the answer of why he's...

Craig Thomas Dalrymple or (if you are a Windows user) shorthand for Crash To Desktop I'm a tech and my name is Craig, so it fits me well enough either way. :)

If you are using a laptop at the gaming table I would really suggest investigating a free month with DM's Familiar. It's a good tool for making a game run smoothly. Lots of features. Some neat items, you can link WAV files within the program to certain events so you can click the event when...

It's rough because this guy perceives that he is weaker. I have found (through trial and error) that the best solution for me is to offer people the standard roll of 4d6 and then also back it up with point buy set at a level that I deem appropriate. This way someone who really rolls low has...

I don't find either of those two choices to fit me. I started with 'red box' D&D. Ran through a few of the boxes before migrating to 1E AD&D, grumbled a year in resistance before trying out 2E and finding that I enjoyed it, and then dropped it like a hot potato when 3E came out. Every step of...

This gentleman has already stated that he will only play D&D and intends to leave the group when you and the other two friends switch to the next game (which is not D&D). If this has not changed, there is no question of "if?" about him not participating in the future. It's a "when?". He is...

I used to buy darn near anything that was put out with the characters D&D somewhere in the product title or description. I also used to paint miniatures at a fairly good clip. Then I had kids. Now I'm a budget conscious gamer. While I still pay full price for items, I don't impulse buy all...

Anyone know how the metra trains work? I've never taken the train in the 5 years that I've lived in the area. My wife has a sudden obligation, and while we have taken care of the babysitter, I need to figure out transportation. I live in Lake in the Hills and figure I can go from the Crystal...

In my RTOEE game I let one of the players have the Dwarven Axe as a martial proficiency. He wanted it for the theme of his dwarven fighter, and I didn't see any real big todoo about letting him have it. Plus I had just smeared his sorceror in one shot. :) It's been about 10 months of gaming...

I promise not to cry until I don't like something. :) Just kidding, I'm fine with the scraps. I'm going to be there to have a good time and enjoy the game, not to be a grumpy hooligan!

Im sooooo in. or at least would like to be

I ran an entire campaign off the cuff, and it went fine. Was playing in a 1 DM 12 player group and decided that the group was too big and the DM was trumping us too often with super NPC's that he favored. So I announced that I was starting a game the next week. Half the players came along...