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    DMs: What program(s) do you use to track your campaign?

    Main Page - TiddlyWiki.org Obsidian Portal looks great. But I like a wiki that I can download and run from my own computer. For me Tiddlywiki does exactly that. There are plenty of downloadable customization options. Plus it's free. The setup can be a bit of a pain to get it running the way...
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    Can't get "into" characters...

    You're quite right and that certainly hasn't been ignored. (Though I do have about ten feats that each reduce one of; the cost, time to build, need for tools, etc which makes it infinitely easier than it otherwise would be). The struggle for resources to build, expand and maintain the flying...
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    XP awards for fighting same monster twice?

    The book really gives you your own discretion for that one. DMG page 37: "You must decide when a challenge has been overcome. Usually this is simple to do. Did the PCs defeat the enemy in battle? Then they met the challenge and earned experience points. Other times, it can be trickier. Suppose...
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    Can't get "into" characters...

    I wasn't specific because although the game once started as D&D, it's moved through True20 into a completely house-ruled system so I wanted to avoid confusing people. My character is a scientist and pretty much every problem we encounter can be solved by me saying "I build an invention that...
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    Can't get "into" characters...

    I'm exactly the same. I'm currently on character number 5... (no wait, six)... in a group where most people were still on their first character until a few weeks ago (when we suffered a near TPK). It's not so much that I get bored, once I get a character that I like I'll stick with them...
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    Should I use the Class Skill system?

    Thankyou everyone for the feedback. I will use class skills this time around, after all I'd like to try it and if it turns out to not be working out we can always get rid of it and rebuild the characters as they would be without class skills. I'll take a look at Cityscape again, I don't...
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    As long as we are talking hypothetically...

    I don't know anyone (at all) playing 4e, so for me it's like 3rd edition has just stopped printing new books. I'm not really interested in pathfinder. I finally have a complete set of D&D with the guarantee that no more books will come out. So I'll continue to run my games in 3.5 and if new...
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    How long do you spend preparing a game?

    Zero hours. I run games on the wing. If a group of people came up to me and said, "we'd like to play D&D right now" I'd be ready to run the game by the time they'd made their characters. In fact I've done exactly that plenty of times. This works great and has a lot of advantages. Most...
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    XP awards for fighting same monster twice?

    Let's imagine I fight a goblin called Bob and think I've killed him. I move on into the dungeon. Suddenly I'm attacked by Bob, who was actually stable on -9 hit points and got healed by their shaman. Now he's leaping at me from behind, at full health and with full equipment. That's one...
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    Should I use the Class Skill system?

    Oooh, I like it. Far easier and the results should be pretty much the same. I can see why you'd do it that way, but it's a bit too extreme of a change for me.
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    Should I use the Class Skill system?

    I've got to admit I never actually used the class/cross-class skills system with D&D. However I was wondering if I was ignoring something useful. The title basically says it all, should I use this system? If so why? (If not, I'm interested in hearing why you don't think I should use it too)...
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    I want to believe

    I agree with this rules interpretation.
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    Rogues and traps... Searching and Disarming...

    Well in terms of Saving Throws, 1 has a specific negative consequence as well (loss of equipment). I think having a save within 5 of the D.C. is enough of an achievement to justify avoiding this consequence. Attack rolls... we might try it, but it just feels wrong. So even though we've never...
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    What's tactics got to do, got to do with it.

    That's a relief. It's hard to judge tone on the internet and I was worried I had. Sorry, I'm at work and have just finished (don't want to stay here any longer than I have to) so I'll have to respond to the rest of the post in a short while when I get home. But I'm glad I didn't offend you.
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    What's tactics got to do, got to do with it.

    First of all Gizmo, let me apologize if I've offended you. It's not my intention. The phrase "Common Sense" is an idiom. The meaning is not derived from either word or their logical combined whole, instead it is determined by a traditional meaning assigned by the majority of english speakers...
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    How do you Build your Character?

    I come up with a few vague details to start with. Maybe, I'd like to play an Elf or the group doesn't have a fighter. From that I try to come up with a picture in my head of what they might look like. At about this point I tend to decide whether they're male or female, what race they are, etc...
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    What's tactics got to do, got to do with it.

    Well that's just plain RAW. Check the DMG 3.5 page 137, 139 and 140. (Not that I would consider a DM to be wrong if this weren't in the rules, I'm just saying that it is).
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    What's tactics got to do, got to do with it.

    The writers at WoTC worked hard to make their roleplaying games, but they're not perfect and they do make mistakes. You can have misprints, outdated terminology from previous editions, miscommunication between authors and ambiguous phrasing. If I find something that's a mistake, misprint or...
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    What's tactics got to do, got to do with it.

    They're spending 1000gp each time on this tactic? They'd probably get more cost effectiveness just dumping their wallet out onto their opponents head and burying them under a mound of gold.
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    The Cooking Skill - Help Me Come Up With A Balanced Way To Use This

    It's only a skill... I wouldn't let it do to much. Honestly I wouldn't go any further than Dross' suggestions which seem to be nice balanced ways of using the skill for roleplaying while still providing a tangible benefit. If he wants to derive more powerful benefits I would suggest a custom...
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