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I voted "I don't care either way", though that's not entirely accurate. I don't have an issue with the mechanic as it stands, or the idea of dealing damage on a miss. As it stands though, it's bound to be controversial. One of the compromise ideas in the other thread was good: If you select the...

In some games, the party is small and needs rounding out- frequently a healer-type. It really depends on the circumstances though- in certain styles of campaign it would be better to let the players deal with their self-created limitation, or of the theme of the game (such as the all-rogue game...

Lorraine "Raine" Kelly, a former street urchin turned amateur boxer turned relectant law enforcement in my friend's dystopian post-apocalyptic faerun game. After becoming paralysed in an attack pre-game, she got healed by the organisation she hated and now works for them to pay off the debt she...

Yeah, this fits my experience too. I'm starting to understand how some of the older gamers at the gaming club I started at felt at the release of 3E, when I was getting deeper into RPGs (and had enough income to afford more than 1 or 2 books).

In my group's case, it's simply a case of being keen to explore the games we already own, as well as a certain amount of "new edition fatigue". All of us except one have gone from late 2nd edition all the way up to the playtest now. We're interested in the final product, but the excitement isn't...

That sounded tense! It was great to read your account here, as always. My players always seem to find themselves right on the brink of failure in the setpiece battles. In this situation, Delft saved the day, under control of our striker's player (who had died to Xambria/Sijhen's miner's pick on...

My 11-year old, space-obsessed self really enjoyed the old SSI games. I've been considering converting the setting, but I haven't decided whether to go rules-heavy (either Ultramodern or using EN publishing's Santiago 4e rules), or rules light (Adventures on Dungeon Planet, a Dungeon World Hack).

I'm likely to purchase the core books, and take it from there. If it appeals sufficiently enough I will buy more books. It's not going to be an investment unless it really grabs me- otherwise, I'll probably just poach things from it.

I liked it a lot. It seems like Shadowrun Returns will be this decade's Neverwinter Nights for me- the player mods will be where the full experience is. I'd wager that was the intent from the start: here's an example, now users go to town!

Thanks for the update. The artwork is all very intriguing!

I very impressed. There are definitely a lot of hooks that will instantly grab my players, and I like how the adventure is paced. After the climax in 5, I think my players will enjoy seeing the repercussions from heroic tier. Some highlights: -Clear goal at the start, needing to figure out how...

Great! Thanks for the hard work! Agreed. That would be awesome.

The current games running are a long running homebrew high paragon game just hitting level 19, and a level 12 game set in the star ocean universe that's on hold for now. Additionally, we recently started a new homebrew and are level 2. My Zeitgeist game is also on hold at level 9.

So I wasn't the only one, haha! My group managed to avoid everything except the middle corridor, the map room, the false seal room (disabling the water trap), and the main seal room. The traps weren't even a problem with a high wisdom elf monk spotting everything, and the party getting a lot of...

I know what you mean. We just finished up Always on Time this week. The party had bonded with Ottavia and Luc since getting their help in freeing Isobel from the clutches of Elanor. Even after getting trapped on the Isle of Odiem by Ottavia, the party's leader has decided to track her down so...

Regarding the character themes, they are expanded in adventure 3: Digging for Lies, with level 5 and 10 features. ShannonPS has the right of it regarding the rest. If you become a silver subscriber here, however, you will get access to all of the Zeitgeist adventures as well as the Admiral o'...

I know what you mean. In my game, the PCs' leader has done a lot of things behind the party's back. It's mostly in relation to the Unseen Court, but there's plenty of other off the books stuff that happen. It seems to mainly stem from a desire to keep the rest of the party, as well as the RHC...

This is true, but it really depends on what your game's adventures actually are. In my case, most adventures I run are somewhat time-sensitive, and generally are not the explore-an-adventure-site-for-the-sake-of-exploration type. It's a taste thing, though. I for one hope that D&D Next goes...

I'd say- Make sure the PCs keep a record of their clues, leads and brainstorming ideas. This can really help them keep on top of the investigation. Ensure the PCs have chances to use their resources. Contacts, Police, and RHC resources can be invaluable, as well as things from NPCs they meet...

Sure, no problem. This all happened a couple of months ago, so my recollection will not be perfect. The party threw nearly every resource they had toward the operation, which was great to see. Firstly, the party requisitioned Valando's Staff of Arson, and called in a favour from some...