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I've recently been tinkering with a system which runs on percentages rather than traditional hit points. Every creature has 100 HP. Their attack bonuses, armour etc affect their combat rating. Then essentially it goes: Attack: Roll d100, add your combat rating. Compare this with your opponent's...

GX.Sigma Your post looks 100% normal, and I could not find any link to your FB account, nor to your real name in your profile.

I endorse the proposal put forward by steel dragons. I might change a title here and there but his outline suits me perfectly. Sent via Tapatalk 2

I want a book containing traps and hazards. Some of these would be ideal candidates for entries in that book. Sent via Tapatalk 2

A 2-3 round combat is not my experience either. Though the combats seem to be getting shorter as we reach higher levels. It is unusual [in my group] to finish a combat without having used all of my encounter attack powers, so that's a minimum of 3 rounds. But back to the point - Who is having...

To be fair, I wasn't talking so much about the party... yes, you're correct, players typically state that their characters have weapons drawn at all times. However, in an actual ambush situation, the group being ambushed would be unlikely to be prepared for combat. Hence the term ambush. A party...

It's not about their defenses. The point is if drawing a weapon takes enough of an action, it can prevent the surprised combatant from performing properly in the first round. I imagine it like this: Party waits in ambush. Orcs walk into target area. Orcs are surprised. Roll for initiative...

One way to make surprise more effective is to remember that surprised people won't have their weapons drawn. Particularly if drawing a weapon is more than a minor action. Sent via Tapatalk 2

I too run a points of darkness style. I am however moving towards points of light in my current game because I was having trouble justifying the monsters with so much light around. Sent via Tapatalk 2

Thanks. Bizarro, I'm missing all of 2013 except this most recent one. Oh well.

My players spend little if any time thinking about the game between sessions. If they're going to do so, I want them to be thinking about either; a) the overall story b) the current predicament c) something of their character's personality/desires/background It used to bother me that I'd spend...

I'm less interested in downloading the content, and more interested in how many packets there have been/when they were released. It seems I've stopped receiving the emails when they get released. Was there a packet between December and April?

I love this L&L. I fully support the intended premise and direction. Can't comment on martial dice and skill dice etc however as I haven't ever played with them yet :(

No. In fact I intend to put something like 5 times as many dungeons into my next campaign. I'd remove * Half-orcs as a PC race * 6 second rounds * Many splat books * any level of customisation that requires a character builder instead of a piece of paper. * multiple (martial) attacks. Ok with...

Ultimatecalibur The fighting styles are just packages of maneuvers. What are you expecting them to 'do'?

I ran my game last night. It all went very smoothly, and my goals were met: * Entire game session with no combat? Check * Got to introduce skill challenges in a concise and interesting way? Check * Made overland travel interesting? Check * More than one day passed to achieve a goal? Check * The...

I'm getting the impression that this is very much like 'the flu' vs 'influenza'. One is an irritating cold which lasts a few days, the other has the potential to kill you, or at least debilitate you for 2 weeks. I'll stick with the high winds definition, which I understand to be the 'correct'...

Thanks Morrus, et al.

After reading this thread, I sat down and had a quick go at re-drawing a map I previously wasn't happy with. The results were much better, but more importantly, I learnt something new. Limit your cross-hatching! Whenever I cross hatch, I have the compulsive need to fill in all the blanks. I...

Lovely tutorial thanks. For my own mapping, I find that instead of gas, what I need is to be lying on the floor like a kid with a colouring book. No idea why, but it helps to get my creative juices flowing.