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I wish you would DM some 3.5 online with your open concept. I love those games. I played in one "sandbox" type game where the players were all goblins and hobgoblins and such in a tribe that branched off. It was a great concept, but when we got a new player that made a move to grab the power...

I like almost nothing about 4th edition, but I do like the fact that they "tried" to make everyone more effective at first level, so its not cast 2 spells and done for the day. That is a good idea. Some DM's give 3.5 characters a bonus to 0th level spells equal to their ability mod which is...

A million dollars to spend on gaming? Whoo hoo !!! I guess this is going to give my age away, but I would invest the money in some kind of stock fund that had an 8-10% return, then with an annual budget of let's say $90,000 I would hire a DM to come and be my personal GM for like $75,000 a...

Having spent 8 years in the US Army, it never ceases to amaze me how angry people get over other people exercising their first ammendment rights. My god man, this Baugh guy has as much right to his opinion as you do to yours, you are just not important enough to get your's published, which is...

Complete Mage is acceptable, and practised spellcaster is fine... Games will be Monday at 12:00 noon EST for 3-4 hours. No Tome of Battle, I haven't read it.

Maybe a carrot instead of a giant stick would be a better idea. Let them know up front you are awarding extra xp for good ideas, good role-playing, and staying in character during the game. Pissing people off just to show you are in charge will only reinforce whatever negative nerd pictures...

Roberta Townsend, aka "Bobbie Blades"

I started in 1977, when I was in 5th grade. I was learning algebra, reading the lord of the rings trilogy for the first time, and falling madly in love with Kim M. and her big blue eyes. And to this really good year, I got to add Advanced Dungeons and Dragons !!! It was a very good year...

I tried 4th edition, it is too much like a computer game for me, which I fear is where WotC is taking D&D, so I chose not to upgrade to it. Most of my friends have converted over to it though, so I may end up trying 4.5 or 5th edition when they come out, unless of course I feel WotC has...

My two favorite systems that are sci-fi with guns and explosions both have fantasy elements, but they should be easy to remove. Shadowrun 3rd edition ( I just can't see learning 4th, it is too big a change from the past ). You could limit mages and shamans from the game as you wish and stay...

I think I might have to agree with Umbran on this one, in that I have met several GMs that will "very humbly" tell you that they never use published adventures because the published writers just aren't as good as they are. This always makes me cringe. I know there are some very good unpublished...

"Eeek, 4th edition" tries to avoid getting any on himself If you are of the WoW generation, you would probably like 4e better. My last gaming group in Tulsa, went heavily to WoW during the 3.5 days, but when 4th edition came out they came flocking back to D&D and just LOVE it. I played it...

Sounds like you have mastered the hardest thing, which is making a villain or monster that is challenging but not a TPK, so I would gladly play at your table. I am like you in that the long term plots and storylines that are fun and interesting are really hard. But, I don't know anyone, even...

There is some basic info on deities here : SRD - Divine Nerull is a greater god, if I remember right, making him rank 16-20... I don't think an 18th level anything could topple him. If I were an ambitious evil character that wanted to become the god of death, I would start slowly, build...

Kill them all, let Pelor sort them out :) If you think about medieval times, people were not exactly the loving, tolerant people that are around today. They burned human beings they thought were witches, treated people of other religions horrendously, and god help anything that resembled an...

Ya know, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. If the players use save or die spells on my poor little monsters, it is only fair that the monsters respond in kind when they can. Now the no save and die is even meaner. If they choose to holy word my minions, then a good...

Minor Rant This is meant to be a humorous suggestion for those who never GM a game, but play all the time. B-) Ok, I love to play and like to DM, but I end up DMing 80% or more of the time since noone else is willing to step up. I know players that constantly whine about everything, not...

An advanced rust monster that is permanently illusioned to look like one of the "normal" encounters is always a fun thing to do. Make changes, be creative. I love to use maps from modules and then repopulate the rooms with my own traps and my own monsters. Gives the players a nice map to...

Hey there I like 2nd edition and would play a game on skype with voice, but I don't have the bandwidth on my satellite connection to do video. Plus being limited to just 3 players would kind of suck. Anyways, good luck with your game.

Hmm, I remember a random name generator from long ago, but can't seem to find it on the web. My favorite GM tool is monsterforge, D&D 3.5 and Variants Files which lets you make monsters in a flash. Need a mob of zombies, presto, its there in a minute and printing out and ready to use. Here...