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Brief and well said. A true sandbox set in an area populated by more than a 'West Marches-style' rugged frontier needs well-fleshed out NPCs with their own agendas. The PCs then interact with various individuals and factions. To make it a sandbox style, the DM merely needs to treat the PCs as...

I would start a new thread, but I don't know where to put it. Plus, I'm a little uncomfortable initiating a salary-based thread -- since part of my question would relate to the recent recession. And I know from experience with some laid-off friends ... that they don't want to talk about. C.I.D.

That's a pretty cool bullet point. Very modular too. All you need is a nameless Elder Evil, a new sentient undead, and cannon fodder servants. Consider this stolen. C.I.D.

has there been an updated salary thread given the recession? I searched around and wasn't able to find it. Perhaps the thread title wasn't clear?

highpoints: - Continuing to DM for a stable group of mature gamers that doesn't make the rules trump fun. - DMing a freewheeling airship centered campaign that had a lot of potential and a group of PCs and few NPCs that I really enjoyed. (see low points). - DMing a new semi-sandbox campaign...

That more than the digital tools from DDI would encourage me to keep my subscription each month.

BTW, time for some dickish rules lawyering of my own: to quote our solo adventure..... "Within the given numbers of squares, blindsight allows a monster to 'see' creatures and objects even if its blind and even if the subject is hidden or invisible." And I happened to rule against my own PC...

Yeah you're right about CD and healing word. Good job. I gave my leader an extra potion. I was up front about it. Did I not say I had a lot of fun with it? Maybe I don't see the efficacy of controllers vs. defenders like you, but I've been playing this edition from the start and I see...

I must have misread or overlooked that fact. My rogue might have been (a lot) more effective as I recall. Yet I still think a blingsight range of 5 is still hard to overcome. That's how the rogue was uncovered he unwittingly stepped into the 5's range and the that monster alerted the other...

I allowed the lone dwarf cleric an extended rest (because the adventure basically allowed for it if you 'run away,' you're still able to return the next day and complete the adventure). A liberty if you will, but I didn't go easy on the PCs by any means. I was mainly testing out the concept of a...

Well I played through the adventure. I was bored on a quiet and rainy Saturday morning. I ended up building a second PC to 'save' the first PC and goblin henchman who disappeared into the crevasse. I had the monsters re-generate, so that the second PC basically had the exact same experience as...

I agree with ExploderWizard and FBA827 on pretty much all their points. I also run a mostly sandbox-style for my campaigns. One key thing I require from my players in the lead up to my current and past campaign was that they provide me some concrete details for where their PCs come from, along...

Outside of faux-Wicca girl, I once DMed for some people that preferred Adventure Paths (as in 'we always win/know the way') to Sandbox-style (i.e. the NPCs have their own agenda regardless of PCs/world feel real). I quite gaming with them due to our differences ... (after 4 years). One of...

I played with someone who also veered too much into the fantasy world ... I think she was some wannabe Wicca. Unfortunately she didn't actually take the time to learn what that religion was actually about and was just one of those people who delve faux-pagan just to be brats. Wik, I had a...

The dude has a picture of Sasha Grey (look her up on wiki ... trust me ... she's a renaissance woman who happens to be a (major) pornstar) whom he just met out at some hang out. This guy seems totally for real. Its great that D&D draws all kinds. Close-to-mainstream feels like a strange place...

2nd-lvl heroes find destined paragon magic items. Rebuild POL World. Inspired by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holcroft_Covenant_(film) and the old Stan Lee/Spider-Man line "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility." C.I.D.

It sounds like a great out-of-the-rules-mechanics of 4e are working for your group. With the DC's provided on p. 42, you probably are on safe ground.

Fba827's advice sounds good on my count, but I also think that you should start dividing the WoT's options into individual spells. Forgive my inability to speak with in-rules jargon, but I remember that WoT spells were modifiable and had the ability to move up and down the power scale based upon...

So we're using this thread to voice over love of slaughtering our foes before us and shackle their women and children ..... that sort of Conanesque sort of statement???? I see no Stormwind Fallacy. I merely love roleplaying diehard tough-as-nails warrior characters! Warforged Swordmage! C.I.D.