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It all depends on how it gets done. If you can capture them by actually twarting them, then they'll know it's their own fault. One of my PCs is being held prisoner right now and I got him through months of planning and trickery. Included an NPC in the party (who was a pit fiend in disguise)...

Then again, there's nothing to say that a beggar was paid to tell the city guards that they saw one of the PCs run out of the place with a bloody dagger in hand after hearing screams from inside. Just because a city may have access to magic doesn't mean they're "modern" and keen on forensics...

Actually, by everyone, I meant the DMG. I tried to make Will saves for the players in secret so that they wouldn't know certain spells were being cast to detect things about them (this was a while back, so I'm not sure exactly which ones I was trying at the time), but I need to do something...

Very cool that each slice has a forward and reverse effect. Even better would be finding a way to install a "present" version for some of them, perhaps a bonus option if the chronomancer makes a natural 20 Spellcraft roll or uses a feat. An option to freeze the target for an extra second and...

Everyone always says roll the players dice for them, but that just seems like cheating. And it never seems to go over well when the DM tells you that he rolled for you and you failed... especially at a critical moment for his NPC to continue the plot. But if you have the players roll dice and...

Was thinking of new NPCs for an upcoming game and suddenly had the voice of Adalei Nishka (spelled is wrong, I know, but can't play the DVD at work) from Firefly. "Now you know rumour is fact." None of my players has ever seen the show, so there's no worry about a rip-off glance when he walks...

There is something to be said for an "open class" system, where you're not limited at all to anything except what you want to spend your skill slots/feats on. If you want to create a brute with high Diplomacy and take away from any training in bashing in skulls, your loss or you'd better find a...

Nope, they haven't tried it again since. If they were the type to "cheat," (in the sense that it grants them absolute victory without trying too hard) then I probably wouldn't have done it. Combat gets dull when you constantly beat your opponents in one round, so they mix it up a bit. In this...

Don't be afraid to improvise with the rules a bit. If you have a hard time bringing someone's hit points to 0, just try and cut his head off. If the DM interprets rules the same as you, he'll see your shortcut and roll with it. One of my players did that and it made perfect sense for him to...

Ah, that makes sense when explained that way.

Link Through Time: The Echocaller and another creature mirror one another's actions, both stepping to the right if one steps to the right, both attacking if one attacks. The Echocaller and the creature exactly mimic the moves of the other. The target gets a Will save vs 10 + Wisdom Modifier +...

Is this the one where you write a short story or a short adventure? Either way, I'm in for writing first or judging second.

These "eight minor planes" could be fluxtuations of the "nine major planes," areas in which the energies of the two planes intermingle and create open terrirtory for either adjacent plane to dig in. I've used them as stepping stones into the other planes (as I kind of feel the same way as you...

Part One of the Design Journal is up on the EP site as well. Dubbed "The Curse of the Book" it's all about how the Book almost never made it this far.

Thanks. It was nothing more than a cool concept until we got the idea to call it the "Gem of True Seeing" and then everything just came together. Be sure to check out the hidden sidebar on using the Book in your campaign and the effect a gem of true seeing has on the Book. ;)

The demo link above now takes you to the EN World/RPGNow shop for the free download. If you want to be contacted with the final product is release, be sure to have your mailing options set to accept emails from publishers or use our EP boards to put yourself down for a reservation (and save 25%...

Huh, that was weird. I made sure to check the link when I pasted it, but the site seems to convert the DTRPG link to the EN World/RPGNow store instead everytime. There will be a copy available on RPGNow as soon as they validate it. DTRPG is already set, but I've reset the link above to the...

For as long as mankind has been able to tell stories, he has spun tales of good versus evil, spread the word of the oppressed victim overcoming the dominating villain, and cited to legend the path of the righteous against his nemesis of selfishness. This concept of man searching to attain his...

Fixed. The sale function doesn't seem to affect bundles, so they've been changed manually. Thanks for the tip.

Emerald Press May Sale To mark the beginning of spring and the end of school, Emerald Press PDF Publishing is selling off ALL of their PDF products (including any Dog Soul Publishing products sold under the EP banner) at 50% off the original cover price. Lasts from May 4th until May 18th.