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Shorter mushy story, but... In my senior year at high school, I kept in touch with a friend of mine who goes to the college I was headed for. We were talking online one evening when she said "I have to go for a minute. Talk to Sean!" I was suddenly talking to someone new, and somehow we got...

My big problem (other than those dratted unexpected critical hits that tear through my Big Cool Evil Dude) is time. Nobody can clear out an evening to play lately! Frustrating. Because of the time lapse, it can be hard to keep plot momentum, and there's a lot of "oh, how does this ability work...

Since Laundreu already posted, I may as well. Pfft. IMC, gnomes were created by an overgod(des) who favors knowledge. Gnomish culture ranges from a "let's see what happens" scientific focus to small groups focused on "folk" or deep knowledge. If you want to find out what's going on in an area...

Someone's really polite, oh yes. And I like The Norm. Maybe I'll donate once I get some money.

In my world, each race is the result of efforts by the over-gods, who are split into different aspects to form the gods most people worship. Some over-gods created races to embody certain qualities, while others made races as a "lets see what happens" thing. For example, elves, humans, and orcs...

The Ring of Air Conditioning is something of a staple of my campaign. Pretty much, it's just endure elements: heat, with protection against sunburn added, but sooo very useful for deserts, rainforests, etc. Some NPCs were using them to preserve corpses as well. We've also got the Bridle of...

Ah, a beloved memory. The party is in Igelden, a trade city run by a High and a Low council. Council meetings are held twice a year, and the only acceptable excuses for missing a meeting are childbirth, grave illness, and being on a city-sanctioned quest. No other excuses are allowed, period...

Taren Nighteyes, that is precisely why I avoid my FLGS now. The last time I went in, there were around twenty guys, aged around 13 to late 40s, and I felt eyes on my back the entire time I was there. I wasn't wearing anything skimpy, or doing anything to solicit attention in any way: I walked...

die_kluge, let me respond to your "my daughter prefers girl toys" arguement with this: young children assert their own identity, including gender identity, through toy choices. Here is an anecdote of my own: my very-much younger brother used to play dress-up a lot, and included girl's clothing...

Keswyn Tanton, gnome wizard (lvl 5): When a lot of reeeeally clumsy people all stand close together, and don't know I'm there...

Erm, yeah, mr. Dyal. That is, the guy who's complaining? He's my boyfriend, so I'd prefer a more diplomatic approach than "I refuse to care one way or another.

I sometimes roll damage behind a screen, and sometimes not. I like to keep my players on their toes...they get a little too "the DM wouldn't let us die, so CHARGE!" if I hide my rolls all the time. ...that is, except for the complaining player, who seems to assume that I'm out to kill his...

Quick explanation and then a question. Last game, I was DMing and managed to knock all my dice on the floor. Not wanting to stall the game while I was rooting around to pick them up, I asked a player to roll a d8 for damage taken by his character, who was caught in a mud/rockslide. The player...

I was really tempted to click "chaotic good", because I find myself in disagreement with the government so often, but then I started thinking: is my dislike for the government a dislike for authority, or a dislike for injustice? Now that I think about it, I think authority can exercise its...

Wow, it's an embarassment of riches! Thank you to everyone who replied with encouragement; I've worked up the confidence to take a shot at this DMing thing. I'm not too sure about the idea of pre-packaged adventures; I want to tell my own stories, not someone else's! On the other hand, I could...

Alright, here goes. I need advice. See, I'm an extreme newbie in a rather odd way. I played my first game of d&d several months ago and had an absolute blast. So much of a blast, in fact, that I pretty much immediately decided to run my own game as soon as I got the hang of the system as a pc...

Hi, Trowizilla here. Don't ask about the name...it's funny how the oddest nicknames are the ones that stick. Anyway, I haven't been playing rpgs long, but I'm already fascinated by them. Thus, the regular lurking on these boards. Thus also, the need for a posting name in order to (occaisionally)...

One book to check out might be The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Heinlein. Families on the moon are polygamous and multi-generational, with children raised communally and, at adulthood, either married into the group or given their inheritance upon leaving. New members join the family by being...

One thing that really helped me (admitted new player) in speeding up my turns was to have all my character's spells written down on index cards, along with pertinent information (spell level, damage, duration, saves, etc.). That also helped me keep track of what spells I had prepared for the day...

First post! I've been reading these boards for ages, but now that I'm finally getting to play D&D for the first time, some advice would be gratefully recieved. Warning: this is a little long... My character is a (3rd edition) level 5 gnome wizard whose stats are as follows: STR 14 CON 18 DEX...