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I've played both a little but may be able to help. If you are going to play a board game as opposed to D&D I would strongly suggest Runebound. Descent, although a good game, is basically D&D on a board with a lighter set of rules. Its always a dungeoncrawl. The "DM" is actually a player who...

Expanding on my earlier idea: Present the PCs with the point of view that the only way to stop the invasion is to destroy the magical structures thereby eliminating magic, and the portals, from the world. This will force the PCs to fight on two fronts: the invaders themselves as well as those...

Aliens aren't exactly a preferred flavour of mine but personal opinion aside I think its an overall good idea. Usually, crashes occur in the details and your post can't give out too many details without it being too long. In order for the alien portals to exist, they would likely have to set...

WOTC had a short adventure on its site called "Whats Cooking" in which the PCs come face to face with a calzone golem. When struck by a slashing weapon the monster would spray hot juices at the attacker.

I agree with everything Cor Azer said. I'll just add that its part of a DM's job to keep the game moving and keep it fun. Its not fun to be stuck at a door for hours of real time. If I see frustration instead of fun I will sometimes employ "tricks". Some folks frown on this sort of thing but...

And that is what makes the character and writing so interesting - and so polarized.

A model by day and a D&D player by night? You are one lucky son of a *****. Sorry I can't think of anything offhand - I just had to comment on the model thing.

Thanks Cedric, Thats probably the easiest. BTW, I just noticed your sig - one of the most hilarious moments in TV history!

Assuming you don't want to create the adventure yourself and that you wish to purchase one, why not take one that you already know is fairly much an investigation/roll playing adventure and simply remove many of the encounters. For the encounters you leave in, make them "lighter" by decreasing...

Hello all, I've just started running a D20 modern adventure and would like your advice on an event in an upcoming game. Basically, I'd like a player character to be contacted by an enemy on a spiritual level. One way to do this would be to simply have the character have a dream. Another would...

I'll second the nomination for the Thomas Covenant Chronicles by Stephen R. Donaldson. Warning though: people seem to either love it or hate it.

Buzzard, I completely disagree with your opinion of the show but I would fight to the death for your right to express it. Well, not to the death maybe - perhaps a thumb wrestle...with a small child or my grandma. Actually, grandma's pretty tough with her cane... (running away)

True, But isn't it six in the first episode and then nine or ten in the series overall. I'm getting that number from the picture in the first post above.

Not sure about this show. I was looking forward to it but it jumped around so much that I found myself looking at the clock and not becoming interested in any one character. My own opinion is that they should have focused on just a few characters - maybe four or five and developed them more.

Thats great dude, Thanks for posting it!

I have to add to the positive Monte message. He drew me in with the quality and imagination of his products. They are well thought out and also low in price (exception being Ptolus but you more than get your money's worth there). Also, he has no problem reaching out to his fans. Even when I...

I suppose I'd hear audible gasps if I said, "its just a game - forget about it and move on." Seriously though, your cheat suggests that there is a deeper issue here than just a couple of hit points. Are you enjoying the campaign? If not then you need to ask yourself why you show up. My group...

Thanks idol mind, Our group has tried index cards. But perhaps its a question of discipline for our group. Although we've tried it we are not always consistent and don't keep the cards up to date. Often the spellcasting players don't have the time or don't take the time to keep their...

I've always found combat to be a crawl. In a typical four hour session, we will have a fast-paced roll-playing session for a couple of hours and then the pace grinds to a halt when the DM says "roll initiative". (meaning combat begins). At that point people start wandering from the table or...

Biohazard, Your post reflects many feelings that I've had over the past few years as well. I'm a husband and father in my 30s as well and have recently made the decision to take a break from D&D and read books and play board games for a while. After a while I just realized that I wasn't...