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Thanks for the replies. I didn't think that fireball should be stopped by glittering dust, but lacked a way to explain it. The cover explanation is a good one for me. Well, there is certainly some concept of casting something at the same time, or else counterspell wouldn't work, right? (ie...

Disregard how one might know and just assume he does... if someone says "I ready an action to cast glittering dust in the path of a fireball that is about to be cast" what happens? Fireball gets stopped if it hits anything solid. However, I assume some common sense needs to apply... for...

Worlds of Warcraft (the MMORPG) uses a concept called "bind on equip." What that means is that a magic item can be traded around freely as long as it's not used. Once it's used by a person, however, that item only works for that person and can't be traded around anymore. This poses...

This would be my way... "Druids are proficient with the following weapons: club, dagger, dart, quarterstaff, scimitar, sickle, shortspear, sling, and spear." Some of that list include metal, so I don't think having it be bone etc has to matter that much. Instead I would explain it like this...

I think that one of the reasons DMs want to make sure things are reasonably balanced, from their perspective, before they go in is because while in an ideal world, what is "overpowered" is commonly understood between the player and DM, in reality one person can feel something is reasonable while...

Well, last session my players just used web to defeat an encounter they should have had to retreat from. The party of six is all level 7 or 8. It's also a fairly high power world in addition to the 2 extra party members, so a CR12 is something I would consider a challenge to them -- something...

What level ranges would you want this campaign to run through?

I've had the same concern, and believe it or not, it was Everquest that helped me out to some extent. I started my players in what one would call a "newbie zone." The region they were in was well off, with patrols keeping the countryside safe, roads in good conditions, and a largely benevolent...

My party may or may not be entering a LE city soon with an emphasis on the lawful part. My idea (not original) is that the party members will have to sign a contact upon entering. Basically stating that they will not steal, lie, cheat, etc, and that there are a number of rules they must abide...

My take is this: Adventurers are like Football Players. For every pro NFL football player there are hundreds in "lesser" leagues (AFL, Europe etc), and for each of those there are hundreds in college, and for each of those there are hundreds who play high school football. Most adventurers...

Just because something made a profit doesn't mean it wasn't a failure. You have to take in the opportunity cost when factoring in whether something was a success. For example, if you have 10 people dedicated as resources, and they can either make product A, which they know (or are reasonably...

I agree with the above, make sure you have a plan ready if they decide not to save the town (any number of reasonable possibilities here for why not). Other than that sounds fun. Perhaps they could meet up with other resistance fighters too. It's unlikely they are the only people to have...

Oh on that note, something I try very hard to do, is to have at least 3 (I prefer 4 usually) methods for a player to gain a piece of info. For example, if a caravan owner came into town and then left, and the players want to find where he went, they could 1. ask at the tack and feed shop where...

Something to consider is having a post mortem. Create an adventure that will just last one or two sessions and is pretty self-contained. After they are done with it, sit down with them and point out everything they missed. Like the bartender could have told them something. The thieves guild...

For me, the railroading I hate is something like: "As the party approaches, the villain will kill the girl." Based on that other stuff happens. But what if the party wins initiative and holds person him? What if they had auguried the plot and are with the girl when he arrives? What if they...

Being totally uninvolved in her game and not having talked to her at all about this, I will offer two examples I have seen. Note: this also applies to same-gender interactions at times, but since this thread is about gender bias, I'll just use the standard examples. *** These are hypothetical...

Are the other people aware that they are doing this? Gender bias is a slippery and often subtle thing, and well-educated and good-hearted individuals can still be a victim without even noticing it. I remember reading this one study where they looked at 4th grade teachers. They were asked if...

March 6 Wanting to claim the reward themselves, the party decided not to tell Mortenser exactly what they learned and instead just mention that they had a lead on the wizard. They also left a note with Lydia to deliver to Mortenser in the event that they didn't return within 10 days, just to be...

Wow I never realized the hatred for real names. What in specific bothers you? I just counted; I have 95 named NPCs in 18 sessions. I try to mix up real and non-real names, but I think that as long as you have a good mix, it's not too bad. I have a hard enough time coming up with names in...

I really liked Elionwy's (sp? it's been a while) bauble... ie a magic item that seemingly only works for her. For some reason I always thought there was only one Gurgi. Even if that wasn't true, I would never want to make a race of him. He is special because he is unique. I think Gurgi or...