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We're gong to try the laptop/skype route first. Try and work out the bugs before he moves away.

So, one of our players is moving away on short notice and wants to finish the campaign and we're looking for a solution. I'm the DM and moving away in a few months (May) so we're not looking for an elaborate or long term solution. There was talk of using facetime or skype. Does anyone have...

I'd say don't worry about it. No plan survives first contact with the enemy goes both ways. No detailed campaign survives contact with players. Develop some plots & places, release the PC's and enjoy the ride.

Well, it's an interupt, so it's only usable once per round. After that, as long as they spread out, only one person will have to bite the bullet each round. And there's always ways of eliminating stunning. As long as your players are open to dynamic combats then you should be fine. If...

One of my favorite defender theoretical builds (as in haven't actually played it) is the knight mc warden. The mc is just to get hammer shock (or whatever it is to add +con damage on a slow). Heavy defense of the knight + really decent damage makes for a really good catch 22. Mul makes a...

I'm confused about how people disagree. He presented two valid but opposite opinions. I think he presented both sides of the argument well. Granted there are more sides than just the two presented. But for discussions sake, the two polar opposites make a good topic.

Use it or loose it. However... I feel that if they announce their intention, then they are free to do it at a later time. Preferably the next time they are in a place where it can be done. For example. Barbarian with a fullblade. The player decides he'd rather use the weapon feat on...

It sounds to me like your players are approaching the game from a MMO viewpoint. Click through to get the quest, go kill stuff, and get a reward. I don't know if they'll ever change. But I wish you the best of luck. Remember, finding a new group is not the end of the world.

Actually, the pact blade inherits the enhancement bonus from the impliment. As for DIS, it's up in the air right now. There are people in both camps and no official clarification from WotC that I know of. Me, I lean towards it working as long as you have the correct AIP or multiclass feat.

I blame the Gondians (Gondites?) and their devil machines.

I know many don't feel that the DM kit is worth it, but I loved it. It had a lot of the good information from both DMG1 and DMG2. Plus tokens and two adventures that take the characters from lvl 1 (or 2 I don't exactly remember) to 4th where the adventure from the Monster Vault takes off. I...

I hate to sound snarky, but you are capable of creating your own adventures aren't you? If you really want an adventure the first person you should look at is in the mirror. I do understand where you are coming from though. Especially for those who have families, jobs &/or children. Finding...

Saddly your probably right with the attitudes of a lot of people these days. But, if it were true, then we've been beta testing material since Dragon and Dungeon began. The magazines have been introducing new material since day one.

Spelljammer. Swashbuckling on the astral sea.

Getting players to accept that they can make mistakes and that they don't have to do it "Perfect" can do wonders in speeding things up. Sure, there may be the occasional ribbing when someone really dorks things up. But as long as the DM recognizes that the players are playing fast and loose...

Some of the original powers had effects that were only on a hit. Those are easy to pick out because they are indented under the hit line. For example: HIT: blah blah blah EFFECT: blah blah blah That type of effect happens only on a hit. The most thourough example I can think of is: HIT...

DM Fiat would be the easy way. If you really want mechanics so the PC's can try to react/cancel etc. Go with a push (ignoring all creatures & terrain) and a knock prone at the end. Then give the creatures an ability to auto-grab anyone that is pushed adjacent to them.

That is awesome. I'm tempted to have some made. I did a quick search and found a couple of sites that do custome fortune cookies.

The online CB supports inherant rules, but doesn't allow you to turn them off or on. One work a round is to create a blank character (no race, no class, etc) with the old character builder with the option turned on. Upload that character and use it as a template.

I've never understood this "I must squeaze every last ounce of combat efficiency out of my character! If I'm not 100% ultra-super combat effective at every second of the game then I fail." mentality. I really liked this article. I love out of combat stuff like this. But I'm the guy willing...