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    Little things that make you smile

    The cries of anguish from the players when I kill their PCs again. Oh, that's a big thing that makes me smile. Hrm. Getting to the elevator and finding that its already on this floor. My 2 year old daughter. Pretty much all the time. ( She's little, it counts ) Strong coffee, black, with lots...
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    What is 'normal' for you?

    In the game I run that has just concluded: - 6 or more players depending on the night, up to 9. - Vastly more wealth than suggested. XP strictly by CR/level. - Almost all standard magic items available with a little effort. Non-core items available with more effort. Most custom items available...
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    Multiclassed (2 classes) characters

    Personally, I think it would be a rather entertaining idea, depending on the play. But then again, any game either rocks or sucks based on how it stands up in play. I can see how one might get bored if everyone is 1/2 cleric in a dungeon crawl where your classes and feats really do define your...
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    need help,at work w/no books! CR and treasure

    You are allowed to use as many as you want. I recommend 275. It'll get the PCs running the other way quickly. Now if you want a balanced encounter, 4 CR 3 creatures is theoretically a fair encounter for a level 7 party. And as a 7th level encounter, there is an expected treasure value of...
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    How do you like your gnomes best?

    David the Gnome
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    What is wrong with Epic Material?

    Yes. I am currently running an epic campaign, average party level 26 now. I ditched the epic BAB/Save progression, and just extended the normal class progression ad-inifinitum. This works fine. The epic feats are a few gems amongst a load of crap. Most are just more of the same, more +'s. A...
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    Do ogres look more like shrek..orcs like LotR?

    My orcs look like the dudes from Star Wars. My ogres look like the ones in Time Bandits. My Trolls look like standard 3.x trolls, but less gaunt. They are fairly close to as described in the 3 Billy Goats Gruff. My halflings look like Rankin-Bass Hobbits, at least in my mind. My elves look like...
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    What is wrong with Epic Material?

    I'd have rather someone went for Devastating Critical. Instead I got the cleric going for Ignore Material Components, and now he can cast True Ressurrection for free.
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    GMs: balanced party of focussed characters vs party of rounded characters?

    For the second party, while it is easier to deal with having a character go down, it is only because either way they will suck. ( speaking as a min/maxer... ) As a GM, I want to be able to throw things at or above the limit at my PCs and watch them be creative in pulling out a win. But...
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    Gradutations!

    Congratulations and stuff. Now things start to get really fun...
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    Who do you look like?

    I don't think I look like any celebrities, even the myheritage.com celebrity face matching stuff couldn't find a match. Probably the closest is Sir Anthony Hopkins, but without the wrinkles ( yet ).
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    What are your Personal Anthems?

    Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd - I had many issues when I was younger... I thought I wanted the whole world to go away, and this song expresses that feeling. Everything Louder than Everything Else - Meatloaf - This helped me get over the above issues. Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen - It...
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    The Most Powerful Item

    My PCs have a spherical mirror of opposition, but its not their most potent item, and they don't carry it with them as they are afraid that they might glance into it during a fight.
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    The Most Powerful Item

    As a player, a +4 large shield with 9 charges of Resurrection in a 2e game. As a DM, my PCs have some serious gear. Bracers of Armor +12 with +6 to Con, +12 equivalent weapons, book of infinite spells, Halaster's Horned Ring, Staff of the Archmagi, and a few other artifacts. But they're...
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    Who plays paintball?

    I used to play a bit. Not so regularly anymore, though I've got friends in two scenario teams around here. Both Teams Shortbus and California Gridlock.
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    Who Else Thinks This Chick is Hot?

    She looks to be under the effects of a Confusion spell.
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    Collaborative Setting: Faeries

    The leaders of the Fae hold court twice a month, under the new and full moons to draft Jacks for the most important or foolhardy quests. On the full moons, the quests undertaken are prophesized to be great and noble quests full of honor and glory. On the new moons, the quests undertaken are...
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    Plot & Logistics: Transporting a certain artifact...

    Well, Portable Holes don't have the issues that Bags of Holding do with things poking through their sides, never really having the insides described at all, in fact. And while items in a hole would fall out if its opened upside down, that's be cause they obey the laws of gravity. The sphere of...
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    Plot & Logistics: Transporting a certain artifact...

    There is an easy way to transport it, actually. Lay out a portable hole on the ground, and lower the sphere into it. Then close the hole.
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    How do you compare? What color is your most-used set of dice?

    My most-used set is my polished brass set which my loving wife gave me as an anniversary gift. :-D
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