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Some of my players read these boards. If they do, read at your own peril. I banned all types of Expertise feats and the Melee Basic Training feat from my campaign. I didn't 'fix' the math by assuming they'd get bonuses at 5/10/15th levels either. I also gave my PCs each one legacy-style...

Could I try this too? It sounds fun. My email can be accessed through normal en world settings. Thanks, C.I.D.

Well 4e does make at least one assumption about the power of devils via Asmodeus's divinity. The fact that he's a full blown god (according to Phb and Dmg (not in my campaigns!)) indicates that perhaps he's the conduit for the divine magic of devil worshipers? As for demons and other fiends...

Its also built into the old school D&D cosmology: Tharizdun. Its strongly implied that at least several gods of good to evil alignments teamed up to counter the Big T. I could easily see all the gods sacrifice themselves to imprison Tharizdun. I've used this conceit for my homebrew world for...

1) The Brixas Brigands 2) Team RamRod (sorry SuperTroopers refernce :) ) 3) A.G.E.N.T - "Aerial Goat Expeditionary and Napalm Troopers" For #3, they could be raiders armed with precision thrown alchemical fire pots (i.e. napalm). Maybe the better napalm items have larger bursts than normal...

The Revenge of the Giants (paragon tier, WotC) has a lot of elements of defense. The party are drafted into the defense of the City of Argent. They sometimes have to undertake quests for knowledge, repel attacks, as well as plan raids all for the express purpose of preventing Chaotic Evil...

First, I didn't mean that focus on one quest to the exclusion of others makes a campaign lose elements of sandbox-style. I was trying convey that such an occurrence is normal, in fact it shows that the world ENABLES realistic planning and is more than just a series of site-based encounters...

I wanted to go back to Mekuri's post, since I think it got overlooked. I totally agree with your characterization of moving between a linear (or directed) campaign mode to an open or sandbox campaign mode. I think the number of plot hooks can ebb and flow normally over time, especially if...

Aristo, you're twisting my words, much like I've seen you twist many other posters words across multiple threads (all with the term 'sandbox' in the title). I don't think I had the 'problem' of getting bogged down. It was just a tendency that my various groups preferred smaller sites for...

Eric, I really liked your convergent zone-cum-airship line idea. I'd love to see more information about it too. Weem, Another tangential inspiration I used for my airship campaign was the old Disney cartoon show - Tail Spin (TaleSpin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Why a Disney cartoon...

Aristo, I don't mean to call you out personally, but would people please leave the poster they're quoting in their post?! These are 10+ page threads and your often typically out of context one-liner responses to people without proper reference are confusing if other posters want to comment. I...

Yeah I didn't mean to threadjack. I love the 4e DM Screen. In fact I still use the un-erratted numbers when I DM. I explicitly tell my PCs this as well. I modify and give the +2 bonus often, but I hate how WotC tried to turn 4e into a backdoor auto-success rpg. Does that make sense...

I ran a 4e campaign that revolved around airships. I used the airship in the 4e Adventurer's Vault (AdV) as the default for most airships, and would modify that default to represent higher and lower end types of ships encountered. My strong suggestion to you is to consider making the ship your...

I'd say it really depends on the implementation of the path in general and the specific adventure path in particular. Savage Tide for instance would be great for a sandbox style, IMO. The Cauldron path, not so much. I just bought Revenge of the Giants, and I actually think its a great paragon...

Its like owning a house in a depressed housing market and you're mortgage is underwater. :rant: :( (I know this feeling too well). On a slightly related note: In my current sandboxy campaign, I've had a few possible opportunities for the PCs to set down roots in a base of operations of...

Astute analysis, Janx. You are indeed right the 4 year long running group in question often made snide comments about me being stingy or too 'Old Guard' (to describe me as too much a 2e DM -- i.e. me not following 3.X wealth by level). We butted heads more than most. And the parting of ways...

Well met, Chainsaw. I have a suspicion that EN World is in a higher socioeconomic demographic based on the quality of the written arguments I see on the boards. In addition, some of the math experts around here are truly impressive. It is an interesting topic though -- especially if such a...

That's a rather simplistic counterpoint. I think the poster just meant that sometimes sessions can get eaten up unintentionally by all sides if you move room by room through big dungeons. The late 3.5 version of Castle Greyhawk had excellent advice on helping get away from this element. It...

I was DM for a group of players for about 4-5 years in 3.5 D&D. They more or less abandoned my campaigns after they kept complaining that I wasn't running level appropriate encounters ALL the time and that I was following the wealth charts from the DMG. I would give out more powerful items, but...

I get that joke too sometimes when I DM. I got accused of throwing some 'Mary Sue' NPCs into the party as DM-PCs. The players were I hope slightly surprised when they said 'Mary Sue' get slaughtered by a mutual enemy. C.I.D.