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Cursed items are like traps - used sparingly, they increase tension and keep the players on their toes. Used too often and the game suffers. I am so going to use this... :)

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how many unique customers there are at RPG Now? I suspect Phil's reached a significant percentage of them.

Strangely enough, I've been thinking of using something like this for some time now. Each player would place any cards affecting their character on the table. If only half the party is affected by the cleric's prayer spell, only those characters would have a prayer card in play. If the barbarian...

Concerning point 1) That's why I suggest the the rule is "needlessly" complex. A +1 bonus to AC is so minor in gameplay that it shouldn't require extra effort to remember it, either by the GM or the player. Whether or not the rule should be explicit (rules-heavy) or implicit (rules-light), it's...

From what I've read above, the discussion concerning consistency seems to be centered on the idea that a rules-heavy system provides more rules for more situations than a rules-light system. In theory, these additional rules will give us more consistency in rulings than the average GM would on...

Here's a link to a discussion of HP inkjet printers and printers cartridges with smart chips. Apparently the chips cause a cartridge or print head to "expire" after a certain date, forcing the user to replace the part or the printer, even if it is working perfectly. I'd never heard of such a...

Great idea. Let's kidnap Sid and lock him in a room until he does so. No jury of our peers would ever convict us. (Assuming "peers" means gamers) :)

The "dungeon" is not a stereotypical dungeon. Instead, it's a prison that the nearby town keeps stocked with various creatures. The purpose is to sucker adventuring parties into town to fleece them with false treasure maps, "useful" information for prospective dungeon-delvers, and so on. While...

YMMV, but I tried the first CCTP game for a month before giving up. No matter how many different strategies I tried, no matter what options I changed, the game just didn't click with me. With so many good games, and so little time, I finally relegated it to "shelfware" and went on to other, IMO...

Every group I've played with for more than a one-shot has gone through its Monty Haul phase. We usually reached the same point you have, and things tightened up over time. But in the meantime, there can be pressure to conform, as you've experienced. That said, Monty Haul games can be a lot of...

The problem is that while the system is rules-heavy, 3.x rules are incredibly unclear in many situations. Here's one thread on the protection from evil spell and what it protects against, using the RAW: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=133281 We're talking about a basic, 1st-level spell...

Well, I don't know what reviews you've been reading, but CTP was one of the absolute worst games I've ever played. The units were unbalanced, diplomacy non-existent, and gameplay was boring. I know a few people enjoyed the game, but most reviews were in the 1-2 stars range (out of 5). If you...

Ok, I'll bite - what's so wrong about such a house rule? Two ways of looking at it: 1. Concept: Why does it make sense that a trained rogue can (melee) strike a vital spot while his target is distracted by another melee opponent on the opposite side of the rogue, but cannot do so when using a...

Aww, that's no fun... :p

My first thought: Don't do it. IME, it has never, ever been a good idea for a GM to run an "npc" that is really a pc. If, OTOH, you can't resist, give the pc/npc whatever you want. Then before your first session as a player, hand the sheet to the GM and let him make whatever changes suit the...

Thanks for the nice words, but I stole the idea from someone else quite a while back. Every time I mention the idea to others, I kick myself that I didn't save the original poster's name - he/she came up with a great campaign opening and deserves to be credited.

Here's an idea I stole from these boards a couple years ago: The party is sitting at an inn, celebrating their latest adventure success. The door opens and they turn to see who it is...and everything goes black. Next thing they know, it is cold and something wet is on their skin. What has...

If you haven't already, check out some almanacs. The Information Please Almanac website has a page for the top 15 countries by number of computers in use in 2000 and 2001. It's possible some of the older almanacs at a local library may have some numbers for you. Good luck!

I can't help with your request, but I do have a question - what's your definition of "computer"? For instance, do you include programmable calculators? If so, we had those in the 70's (when I was in high school), when real computers filled whole rooms. Do you include computer chips embedded in...

Well, you can try this link to see a discussion of the problem. Unfortunately, the issue seems to be the FG runs in protected mode, which is not supported by DosBox. And it requires VCPI (whatever that is) which is not supported in XP. The consensus is that you'll need an emulator or a Win 98...