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I agree with the others to talk to your DM about it. I was in an in a similar situation earlier this year playing my first pally after a few decades of gaming. I told the DM my plan to play the character kind of like a Samuel L. Jackson character. In play the character has come up more like a...

I think the fluff could be worked to take care those situations. The Drow priestess and her followers so the original idea could work. The "damage" could be that in their moral the are unsure why their big leader won't take on the big guy threatening them. Perhaps she is scared? Etc... That...

How cool! Tell me you ran with this idea. Maybe someone is out to get them. Nothing better than player inspired paranoia to make a great plot hook. Sure it came up through a random number, but the characters do not know that (even if the players do). Tell them when they check their gear...

I've used a Sony eReader. I got it before there were the other options out now so I really couldn't say if it was the best as I never compared. Speaking of new technology I just picked up a Livescribe. This is the coolest thing I have seen in years. I wish this had existed when i was in...

As I have around 100 different cards pulled at random every session I rarely have anything prepared. I won't even know when a player will use a card so I just wing it. I suppose I could have some prepared for the game changer cards, but I have found it better to just wing it. Some are...

I have been using a similar concept for some time. My deck is similar to what barsoomcore posted on these forums years ago. I cannot find bar's old post, but below is an example of what he had. http://www.scratchfactory.com/Resources/SwashCards.pdf I only allow 1 card a game session which...

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Very cool idea. Reading this what jumped to my mind is a reverse "Against the Giant's" campaign, with the PC Giant's leading the way against the Humans. Eventually they will be called up to stop the human special force teams that are raiding the halls of the various giant kings (i.e. human...

Beyond the Terms stuff the OP brings up a good point. I hope on the future feature list there is a way for players in a campaign to have their accounts interact. This could go as far as having a Facebook like connection between accounts to show who was playing or watching a game. Perhaps...

I did this before, but not with D&D. It was an Amber game which is already diecless and strongy leans toward low rule structure. The game lasted several months, with about 1 game ever week. It worked pretty well and we all were interested to give it a try. This was many years ago so my...

In a recent game I had a player approach a Drow Priestess of Lolth and make a large donation to have his daughter, a half drow and also a PC, learn the ways of Lolth. As the DM this is an unexpected story telling gift I cannot wait to explore. I am thinking this will be like many real world...

Absolutely. Having it as a gift can create all sorts of fun role playing strings attached. Even if there are no strings it can help define a character in the world. I've even taken it a step further. When 3.0 came out the group I first gamed with did not have a lot of experience with D&D...

I've been in a game with a Swordmage, Rogue, Barbarian and Sorcerer for most of the heroic tier. Not having PC with healing skills has made for some challenges, but it changed our tactics more than anything else. - Don't be afraid to run away. We often would disengage and come back when we...

Great topic OP. It's always fun to play what if. I agree with the posters above who say the result should match the style of the game for ease of access and approach. Who with the ability and planning wouldn't put some sort of plan in place. The government, what ever form it might be...

Years ago I was playing in a campaign which was moving along nicely. The DM had us shipwrecked on a small island which was no more than a volcano. We wiped out the bad guy temple there and then... writers block struck. I am not sure if life just got busy for him or if he just wanted a break...

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Every Ravenloft game I ever played in had visits to the Vistani for sage advice. And some fortune telling. In a current game the party is sitting around causing trouble in a big city waiting for a sage to finish some research. What I have found is players will go to sages as long as they...

For tracking the statuses and remembering to roll at the end of the round to get rid of them I've yet to find a great solution. Trying to mark miniatures with it some how always seems to slow us down. Combats with lots of statuses running around on the PCs can be a real pain. Best...

I had a player who was part of a school. Just opening the front door was a DC5 spellcraft check. Sadly his first level was in rogue so he didn't have spell craft. Kept failing that "test" over and over much to his teachers disappointment. I mention this in case it gives you some ideas...

The original South America book had some things so over the top powerful that K.S. pulled it and said "oops, we goofed. This is too powerful." I can't recall any particulars, but there were some crazy powerful aliens that made the Splugorth look like teletubbies.