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GM POST @VLAD the Destroyer It's a DC 12 Investigation check to determine if the chest is trapped. If this check fails, then opening the chest automatically triggers any trap. Then it's a DC 12 Mechanics check to disable the trap (if aware) and unlock it with thieves' tools (one check for...

Incredible memory for having just joined the game ;) I believe @VLAD the Destroyer Logrim has the chest in his bag of holding.

The transition points between each wave are an opportunity to control pacing, reduce grind by introducing twists/interesting narrative developments, and also a way for you to adjust difficulty dial on the fly (e.g. giving party a few rounds to prepare for next wave is not a rest, but long enough...

If you're the sort of GM who can improvise mechanics and isn't looking for "devil in the details" but more of "vague and evocative to inspire your own adventures within the creative play space of Planescape", then I have two recommendations: AD&D Planescape boxed set, and playing through...

Bledsaw sounds like an interesting dude with a very tight grasp of history. Oh, do you remember this famous photo from Vichy France? /s

My "expanded skills" house rule includes four components: Bonus Skills, New Skills, Old Skills Subsuming Tools, and Perception Saves (I'm omitting the last one as it's least on topic, more contentious, and a whole other conversation). Bonus Skills Gain an extra number of additional languages or...

GM POST At Torrga's caravan... (@Steve Gorak @Aethmud ) At first, the caravan guards are skeptical. One of the guards - the fur-hooded half-orc - is still inside The Blue Clam tavern arguing with the other half-orc. The attention of the remaining four (4) guards slowly is diverted by the...

In terms of reinforcing/supporting a narrative, I really like the focus on countering senses. That could be a fun game loop. My best experience with a Stealth Challenge involved (a) players devising a strategy to distract/evade search parties as they infiltrating a lizardfolk camp, then (b)...

I'd start with fiction first. In fiction when there are "big enchantments/curses", it works well for there to be a bit of poetic justice or internal logic for WHY this enchantment, WHY in this way, WHY this person. For ex: Mortimer Larks is an undertaker who didn't open a rapping coffin for...

Oh, and there are some ideas of how to make combat spicy in my cheat sheet. Forgot about that.

covered this one above! You could run this as dice poker (you can google examples), where "busting" indicates getting pecked/temporarily petrified. Closest to 21 guesses the closest to actual number of feathers. ...oooor you can reveal the whole thing is a scam, because no one has had the...

@Steve Gorak You're approaching the bearded Reghed tribesman tending the dogs. This would normally be an automatic or very easy check (dc 5), but because they're on alert it will be a tricky (DC 12) Persuasion check. Success gets permission to approach dogs. Failure means he tells you to leave...

Almiraj Ring Toss = draw/print picture of almiraj inside a 2-inch circle. players must roll dice from X distance. if die lands entirely in circle they win.

Gotcha. I don’t really have “unimportant” fights come up (or they’re so rare I can’t recall examples), which is partly a play style thing and partly a paradigm thing. However, I vary how I handle initiative, such as handwaving it when the rogue takes down a guard. EDIT: I’ve definitely been a...

There's a lot of nuance to each of your questions, and also several points of failure (imho) in the example/premise. To engage in your questions in good faith, are you looking for a "question the premise" dialogue? Or are you more interested in a "show me examples of Alternative Narrative/Quick...