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My super-fun D&D group has excellent attendence. But every now and then somebody can't make a session. As my DM does not keep copies of character sheets, when somebody (and their character sheet) is missing, we need to have more out-of-character discussions. Like... "Does he know the spell...

It resembles the other one design-wise, which I'm glad about, yet it's cooler-looking. Very nice! :] TonyM

Back when I DMed (I'm a Player these days), I had zombies last forever. Little chunks of zombie meat (fingers, toes, teeth, etc.) would always fall off my zombies, and those pieces would rot on the floor. However, my zombies would never diminish in size (more than a little), nor rot too much...

Re: d20 Logo + other ideas Wow, that is a brilliant idea. TonyM

Here's how to identify a gamer without disclosing that you are a gamer... Stand near a suspected gamer. Point your finger towards a distant human male and say with a mixture of awe and disbelief, "Is THAT Gary Gygax?" If their head snaps around so fast that dice fall from their pockets...

I try to not remind my DM of rules in mid-encounter. But if I slipped and said what your player said in that situation, my DM would have probably replied a little differently. I think he would've somehow interpreted my bafflement about the magic weapon not working properly into my character's...

That was my thinking, too, Shark. When I said earlier that my paladin prays on round 1, then tries to disbelieve the 'illusion' on round 2, that was my goofy way of not-being-a-good-player to someone not-being-a-good-DM. ME: "GAH! I have to decide who dies--my wife, or my baby?" DM: "YES!"...

Hmm. I'm running a Paladin, so I'll chime in. I think my Paladin would PRAY the first round for Divine Intervention. After all, the gods 'must' be watching him, otherwise he would not have arrived at the Perfect Moment to foil everything. If nothing happened, my Paladin would spend the next...

I'm not a DM these days, I'm a player...so, speaking as someone whose inclination is to side with the Player, I'm thinking this situation sounds like an opportunity for a lot of fun for both of you. I mean, sheesh, there must be a 'hundred' things that can go wrong for the poor...

Erol Otus?! [...hops over to KenzerCo website...] Awesome! It is Erol Otus! Tony M

If I was playing in a D&D world without dwarves, elves, gnomes and halflings, I'd probably be a little less 'into' the game. Demi-human races add something valuable to a fantasy world, IMO--even if the PCs seldom come across them. For example, exploring an ancient dwarven mine seems a lot...

I like rogues, too. :] Regarding the anti-rogue sentiment exhibited by other character classes and by 'some' Players, I think that's part of the fun of running a rogue. But it can be a little distressing when it goes too far... Like the time my rogue died in a battle aboard a ship, and...

When I read "old-fashioned in some ways...IE,..." I mistakenly read "IE" as "1E." This made me think, "Yeh, 1st edition really IS old-fashioned." (Haha, I laugh at myself.) Interesting thread, by the way. I agree with Erik Noah 70% and am baffled by the question 30%. Tony M

Seems to me that one of the DM's responsibilities to the group is to keep the adventure moving along. If the DM feels that enough time has been spent talking about Buffy or whatever, the DM should probably consider getting things back on track. My DM has several subtle (and not so subtle) ways...

I am the scarecrow in the cornfield. I became sentient last week after a small, sick leprechaun crawled into my pumpkin-head and died. Tony M

Your neighbors were probably too SCARED to call the police. :] TonyM

When I'm watching a movie at home, if there's a fight in the movie and if somebody gets hit pretty hard, over and over, but doesn't go down, I sometimes exclaim, "That guy has a LOT of hit points!" While in theatres, I just 'think' it. :] TonyM

I totally agree--drawing rooms in advance is fun for all. Especially when the room is one of those big, strangely-shaped rooms where the best monsters lurk. Markers on big sheets of paper is my preferred method, by the way. * * * Player 1: Short sword drawn, I open the left door of the...

<< Tony, don't you do some of the other art too? (I recall something about one of the map inserts... or am I mistaken. dang these hangovers :D) >> That's right, I worked on two posters in recent issues of Dragon: a castle poster, and, with Anthony Waters, a large-room poster. :] I also...

EN World is awesome. I drop in almost everyday. I'm the guy who writes the script for the Zogonia comic in Dragon Magazine. Plus I draw it. Tony Moseley