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I am working on a post-apocalyptic Shadowrun setting, 100yrs later. Each city has like 3 humans who were alive to remember "the event", then a plethora of dwarves and elves who dominate the discussions. It highlighted some dangerous aspects. They were there, no one else was. Some of the...

Two of casters have it our 5e campaign (sort of). My bard took the Ritual Wizard Caster feat and the Warlock took Pact of the Tome, which includes a greater version of ritual caster feat for all classes. It drastically ups the number of spells available to a "learned spell" class that can't...

Saltmarsh is a tier 4 location in Keoland (Niola Dra -> Gradsul -> Seaton -> Saltmarsh). I mean, size-wise, Seaton & Saltmarsh are both in the same class of 2k-5k community, but Seaton is the military and political seat. Saltmarsh could be a tier 3 as it is located on a border, doesn't suffer...

Not OP but according to Geyhawk Online ....In 576 CY the population was approximately 2,000.[1] By 591 CY it was estimated to have grown to 3,000,[8] and by 595 CY to 3,850.[4]..... 1. U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, p3. ..... 4.↑ Dungeon Master's Guide II, p.119-152 .... 8. Living...

Go to the original source: H. R. Giger. His Necronomicon IV was the inspiration for Ridley Scott's Aliens to the point Giger was hired to work on Alien, which is very clearly also the inspiration for Tyranids and Zerg (Blizzard actually mentioned Alien and Starship Troopers as inspiration for...

I know. I can't believe they didn't call it a Covert Operation or Spy Ring or something much less "pub".

The 5th level storehouse is a way to buy/sell goods and earn 10% of the investment each Turn. It could be a tavern. Prior to 5th level it should earn less than 10%. Maybe 2% per level. So a 1st level character put in 50gp and make back 51gp. 2nd 52gp, 3rd 53gp, 4th 54gp, at 5th as their...

Is it more or less time than getting to 8th in 5e? I mean, posts above say that most games end before 7. So that implies that 5e 8th is longer than 1e 5th. I will note, my logic also ,wans a 5th level 5e character getting a bastion is akin to a 1e character getting a house at 3rd level.

See, I feel 5E notably is less godlike than 1e. Let's take a common fireball target: the troll. A 1e & 2e troll was 33hp (hd6+6), 3e was 68hp (6d8+36) and a 5e troll is 84hp (8d10 + 40). A 1e fireball from a 5th level caster is 33hp so ~50% of a troll's hp, A 5e fireball 28hp is 33%. A 5th...

I have always liked property as rewards. I mean, if heroes are in a town, something bad likely happened and there are some empty homes. Odds are, they will dump some coin into making it nicer and, as a lord/mayor, if you can get the heroes to be around it may deter some BBEGs from showing up...

This is a huge part of it. Between most campaigns being short lived and even long running ones having some lag due to dual/multiclassing, there's not a ton of tables who saw spell casting rangers. And even when they did the spells were rarely memorable. To me, Ranger would be a good choice for...

I ...uhh... made a 65 page Shadowrun write up for Louisville and...I don't run shadowrun games...

Is it all the players who did this or just your friend? If it's just your friend, this becomes part of a "you had to be there" kind of situation and those other people may have a completely different take. Which isn't to say don't run it, but get an email list for the rest of the players...

No one knows whats going to happen when the players are present. Did the players stop the fights? Maybe they kill Tybalt themselves. Or Paris. Or Romeo. Are the players here because one of them is Paris and had no idea anyone was planning on marrying him off? Is there a player who likes...

Depends on the scenario. Is it a Romeo & Juliet? Then the only thing I know will happen is there is a ball, the kids meet & fall in love, and everyone else is gonna get mondo upset. The Capulets want Juliet married & the Montagues to burn; the Montagues want the Capulets to suck it but dont...

As a GM, I find the social/intrigue work better with the least prep. If I try to plan out a lot of things, they are doomed fail (or I might try to force it, which has never gone well). Stick with a short list of motivations and resources for the major players and then wing it based on the...

Nah, I didn't. They had found a magic item (wand of wonder, I think) and had created a hige ruckus in a forest. Noises and a huge smoke cloud I think. I decided yep, somethings gonna show up, flipped through MM, picked out troglodytes and had a war band show up. Figured it would be a nice...

Oh man, I wish that were true. I'd say at least 30% of material is come up with at the table and that is often far more important than the other 70%. The enemy they decided to deal rather than fight, the place they went to without warning, which random npc they decide to "adopt", plus the...

Ugh, that blows. Our group tends to announce supplements being used so the compulsive game buyer doesn't buy it or the two or three of us who have a humble-bundle addiction can avoid reading it if it comes in a set.

You may be using them as intended. "...followers never participate directly in encounters. They fade into the background and come to the fore occasionally when their particular skill is needed. ..." Followers are always in that rough zone of needing to not be stars but also not forgotten. Not...