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The DM was in his rights as the DM is the one that plays the monsters. An orc right out of the book is likely a chaotic evil marauding horror, the cleric in all likely hood represents everything the orc despises - non orcishness, weakness, failure in battle, holiness and more. An orc strikng...

What the PCs do in my campaign during downtime: Ale and Whores, not just for fun but also for profit. Shopping. Studying and spell research. Bed rest, lots of it. Interior decorating. Maintaining contacts, throwing parties and worshipping.

DMG has some sample firearms. as for rates of fire: soldiers in trained musket era armies could fire 3 to 5 shots per minute. This was for rank and volley fire where the average soldier wasn't expected to hit the broad side of a barn past 80 yards. here is a neat site i found but haven't...

Why not a 10' step counting as a 5' step for what actions one can pull off but otherwise having no impact on exsistingAoO rules?

Crazy rant i repeat time and again- Psionics has nothing to do with science, it is has as much to do with science as wizards casting fireballs or clerics raising the dead. It is mystic mumbo jumbo plain and simple and fits in any realm of fantasy where someone wants to make room for it.

I've never truned away players because of the number that might show up but i have rearranged my furniture severly to accomidate them. I've DM'd for as many as 14 and frequently for 6+.

I am a monster junkie: 3e/D20 monster books- 3e MM, MM2, Fiend Folio, Monsters o Rokugan, Creature Collection , Creature Collection 2, Tome of Horrors, Tome of Horrors 2, Soveregin Stone Monster book (actual title looses me), Monsternomicon, Dangerous Denziens ,Monsters of Norath, Monsters of...

for me over the years the best starter formula is to assign each PC a mini-quest or some goal they can't complete on thier own put then in a Village/Inn/Trading post/Fortress have baddies attack the Village/Inn/Trading post/Fortress have several of th players mini-quests related in some fashion...

PHB,MM,DMG, Complete Warrior, Psionic Handbook, Arms &Equipment Book

electrum coins turn up in really old treasure troves. 2 to 5 of the will get you a gold piece (or gp worth of services) depending on where you try to spend them. I also have Iron Pieces, Brass Pieces and Bronze Pieces that vary in value depending where you try to spend them. common I'm...

mini-games (or tailored campaigns "mini-game" was always a tad disingenuos in my opinion) I'd have like to have seen: Wild West shoot-em ups and barrom brawls. Professional Wrestling, maybe with a slightly more detailed tactical combat system. Low Magic Medieval, actual low magic medieval...

Rerolling at pivotal moments in the fight might make things a little more interesting and not slow the gamedown as much as rolling every round and might make dramatic momments in a fight even more dramatic.

A Lawful society with lawful people will mostly follow the laws. The exceptions to that situation make for the campaign fun. Somone who kills the king but isn't otherwise and heir will stil lhave to deal with the heirs of course and there is always the risk of the returned pointign out who it...

I've been using a D20-lite with my son and other kids for a little while now, it is still sloppy and not ready for distribution to others but basically here is what i did- *rules for levels 1 to 10. * Reduced ability modifiers so play is impacted mor eby player input then numerical superiority...

I'm in my mid thirties, my son who is in second grade plays a homebrew D20 lite with couple other dads their kids and myself. The first D&D session I ever played (which I DM'd) was with my mom and dad. My Uncle and Grandfather played for a while as well. My Father is a regular in my weekly...

In my campaign nobles must surrender holdings upon death to an heir, getting brought back doesn't change the fact that one did in fact die. In some kingdoms nobles may not be brought back from the dead in any manner. Folks lie concealing the fact they were dead or go on to reclaim properties or...

Mix Ghouls in with the Zombies. That should make things tougher for folks.

Passing from the safe world of childhood/community out into the wider/supernatural world is a common literary and mythic story telling device it isn't necessarily the mixing of genres: Kansas to Oz, Home to the Hundred Acre Wood, England to Wonderland, Ithaca to Troy to The Sea to Ithaca...

I use those new fangled D&D minis with my regular D&D games. I haven't bought any myself since I already have a huge collection of miniatures but folks have given me some as gifts. % new D&D figures whem the rest of my lead, pewter and plastic hordes are considered is well under 1%. I get the...

My regular game night players don't seem to mind the Psionic Handbook Psionics all that much we've bee using it for over a year and there have been no real complaints. One of our fairly regular player runs a Psychic Warrior and she adds a differen element to the parties capabilities. I do play...