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    When is an encounter 'beat'?

    Good thinking, but then, I don't know - is that a given? I'd say, for example, an earth elemental was pretty much exempt from that particular requirement, why not a devil? And, not to wrench this thing vaguely back on topic, but I'm now imagining a group of stronghold-owning adventurers with...
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    The 10-foot pole, antithesis of what adventuring should be?

    D'oh! *slaps forehead* Totally slipped my mind - literally the last session I ran, the PCs had me doing the "ten-foot pole in the type I bag of holding" math. I had to come up with a ruling on the spot as to whether BoHs in my campaign were of fixed dimension, 100% flexible, or somewhere in...
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    The 10-foot pole, antithesis of what adventuring should be?

    I gotta say, I highly encourage preparedness and forethought - and I'm pretty hardcore about the "if you didn't bring it, then you don't got it, and now you need it" thing. The way I feel, this world is here whether you are or not, and yes, the guy who designed this dungeon did it to keep...
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    Cheap, disposable wands of cure light wounds--pros & cons?

    I gotta say, the thing I do like about it is that - if the PCs are willing to risk it - you can have a successful adventuring party without a cleric. My group got by without a cleric from levels 3-5, with just a bard (3 CLWs a day) and a CLW wand they bought at a Thayan enclave. (Yeah, it's...
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    When is an encounter 'beat'?

    I was pondering this one just the other night. Luckily, I don't hand out XP until the next session, so I have a few minutes to ponder. The PCs fought two abishai (draconic, devilish servants of Tiamat), downing one and driving off the other. They already saw one go down with a critical hit...
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    What books did you use last session?

    Interesting idea. I know I just posted (essentially) the same thing on another thread, but I'll bite: 3.0 PHB 3.0 DMG Toolbox from AEG (Get this book. Seriously. I don't think I even referred to it once Tuesday, but I don't run a game without it, anymore. Wilds from AEG (Expanded...
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    FRC1 Pool of Radiance: Does the 3e conversion still exist?

    So, my latest kink in this project is the timeline. The main trouble being, if I follow the latest official timeline, then Tyranthraxus is defeated in 1340 DR (some errata list this as 1347), by "[unnamed] adventurers", who, a decade later (in 1350), are involved in some malarchy with Bane and...
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    Is there really a push to use everything you have?

    I think I'm lucky in this respect; everyone in my group started in a previous edition (from OD&D to 2e), and they're used to having a more limited palette to choose from. In my campaigns (and I firmly believe this should go without saying, in any campaign), the options are those that I offer...
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    Providence, Rhode Island Gameday -- Nov 11

    This sounds like a blast! I don't know what kind of attendance you're expecting / able to handle, but I run/play games with a group that meets in Woonsocket, and I'd imagine at least three of four of us would be interested in coming down - I know I am. Between the lot of us, we play D&D...
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    FRC1 Pool of Radiance: Does the 3e conversion still exist?

    A conversion question, for those who have done this before: As I understand it, I'm absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts, required to convert monsters verbatim, without changes based on CR and whatnot - but does this have to be interpreted to mean a dragon be converted to match the age category...
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    FRC1 Pool of Radiance: Does the 3e conversion still exist?

    Oh, I realize that, all it'd amount to would be a collection of 3e stat blocks - which is something I always do for my adventures, anyway. (I always write my stuff like it's intended for publication; it makes running it 38 times easier.) I just figured why spend the time if it's been done...
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    FRC1 Pool of Radiance: Does the 3e conversion still exist?

    Howdy, folks! I'm looking at running my group through the FRC series as a "backup campaign" to our regular game. I've always wanted to run these (ever since playing the Gold Box games), and I was wondering if the 3e conversions from the old Conversion Library still exist. (Assuming, of...
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    The Official Welcome Thread

    Hey, there! I'm officially... er... welcoming myself, here. Lesse... I'm 26, I live in lovely, scenic Woonsocket Rhode Island (yecch), and I've been in the hobby, on and off, for about fourteen years. I started off with 2nd edition AD&D, tryed a slew of early-nineties RPGs, got into Rogue...
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