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He's a kid. Think JRPGs. Teenagers with awesome hair styles, no acne, and massive, ridiculous swords. Anyway, thanks everyone. I've tried to give everyone some good XP, but I've given so much to some of you lately that the system won't let me anymore. I'll try to circle back and post how I...

This thread should be in general, not 3rd edition house rules. I've seen this, and generally it's a reaction to someone who is hyper-controlling. To me, I think you need to evaluate not only why you are there, but why the players are there. It may be that they are not there to play D&D. They...

A player would like to create a magical sword. I'm trying to figure out a cost for the features of the sword, but I'm a little lost right now. I could use estimates or guidelines or guesses from other people here. It's OK if people come up with different numbers -- I'm pretty sure there are...

It almost sounds as if you are arguing in your DM's favor, now. The core books support this viewpoint. The PHB page 68 says "Favorable or unfavorable circumstances weigh heavily on the outcome of a bluff. Two circumstances can weigh against you: the bluff is hard to believe, or the action...

What you described is how it works. The only difference is that the flavor text cites "malevolent spirits" instead of an ethereal devil. :)

I live near Game Kastle in San Jose, California. It's pretty good. You can see from their home page that they are running games constantly -- the session I DM'd last week was photographed and put on their home page... although they filed it under D&D 4th edition when I was actually running a...

:eek: Holy cow. Did anyone notice how similar the Ravenloft system is? I mean, the two systems even use the same wording in some places. To me, it looks like The Practical Enchanter took the Ravenloft system and turned curses into spells, or else Ravenloft took The Practical Enchanter's...

Well, I would note that in order to get a curse down to level -5, a person typically is getting murdered or has seen his own children slaughtered by his wife/brother/cousin. So level -5 spells may be "free" but they are nearly impossible to spam. Well, here is my thinking. First, a goal such...

Hawken, thanks! I'm going to hunt down the Ravenloft books right away! :)

Michael, thanks for that link. I had never read about Incantations. They sound very promising! My problem, as a DM, is that with something so open-ended as "commoners petition spirits to cast for them," it makes commoners more powerful than spellcasters in the sense that they can do any level...

There is a free D&D 3.5 PDF called The Practical Enchanter. In it there is a system for creating custom curses, starting on page 60. Curses are weaker than normal spells, but they supposedly can be used by non-magical types to strike back against overpowering oppressors. However, the book...

Pit Fiends can do it.

Is that true? I thought one of the points of temporary ability bonuses was precisely to get extra capacity for spells. For example, a cleric using a wisdom buff would get more spells when prayed for... or at least I thought so?

I kinda found what I was looking for: The Practical Enchanter. The problem I have is that it says curses can be cast by non-magical commoners, yet it then goes on to say that curses are spells from level 0 to level 9. So how does that work? Anyone out there used this book? Anyone have an...

Thank goodness the people in the group didn't consult you when they were having fun! :)

/me sighs. You've found an excellent, roundabout way to call someone a coward on a forum where personal insults are not allowed. I commend you for that impressive feat. You've set a good example for others. In any case, he wasn't my friend; he was friends with everyone else in attendance. I...

Hmm. I'm glad you mentioned that one. A while ago I was participating in another thread and that module came up with high regard. I told them thanks, and said I would buy it. However, being prompted by your comment I went to review my copy, as I don't recall anything about it, and it turns...

While I understand and endorse everyone's suggestions to just kick the guy out of the game, I myself have been in a position where I had a cheater in the game and due to circumstances it was going to be very difficult to drop the player. Specifically, he was friends of everyone else gaming, and...

A long while ago, I was browsing rpgnow, or reading a splatbook, and found a ton of spells that concentrated on rituals and long-term voodoo. There were hexes, curses, poisons, and so on. The important part was that if you were willing to invest the time, you'd not need to have any direct...

So... did you punish the players because you didn't like their potion-buying? Did you change the fights in any way from their original form? If you did, the player has a right to feel annoyed. People can pick up on a DM being punitive, even if the DM tries to play it off as innocent. If...