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That depends on the core design of where gods come from. Do the gods exists independent of worshippers or is it a critical mass or worshippers that creates a god? Does a god with no worshippers continue to exist or do they fade into nothingness? If "man creates god" then a pantheon for...

How I plan to solve the problem. First, I removed rapier from my games. It seems out-of-place to me. It is a post-renaissance weapon, for an age when gunpowder has made heavy armour rare. Second: I redid the racial weapon training a bit. Elves are masters of blade and bow. They have...

Perhaps the flames went out when the gribbly died because they were powered by the creature holding the sword not by the weapon itself. For example (from the OP), when a gnoll proves its unworthiness to bear the magical flail (by dying instead of killing its enemies) Yeenoghu withdraws his...

By repeating several times, "Monsters do not use PHB rules." The damage a monster does has nothing to do with its gear - it is simply part of its challenge rating. The fact that a gribbly does 6d6 damage with a longsword does not mean that if a PC picks up the sword they will do 6d6.

Agreed. I had a game where I said I'd trust the players and not track encumbrance. Months later, I find every single PC has a strength of 8, even the ones wearing medium and heavy armour! Other ways to re-emphasize Strength are: Opportunities for shoving, for example ledges, narrow bridges...

I ran a game many years ago where there were two branches of elfkind, namely dokkalfar and ljosalfar. The inspiration came from Norse mythology, particularly that used in Elizabeth Bower's books. Dokkalfar, or dark elves, were so-called because they lived in the dark (underground). They were...

Sorry about that, I got halfway through editing the sentence and got distracted, leaving bad phrasing. The rule at my table is, "A dragonborn's breath weapon is an attack."

Agreed. A dragonborn's breath weapon is not an attack, so it doesn't break invisibility, is not affected by sanctuary, and does not maintain barbarian rage. I disagree with him, but that is a rule for my table.

All the jerks I've gamed with have played fighter/mage/thief (1E) or straight mage, never paladin. Like the 1E AD&D player who hated elves, so every time he cast magic missile, 3 missiles at the foe and 1 at the elf PC.

Run surprise rounds like previous editions, then tell the Assassin Rogues and Deep Stalker Rangers, "Sorry, it is no longer the first round of combat."

So in your game, none of the following cancel the invisibility spell? - Vampire charm. - A fireball from a necklace or fireballs. - A lightning strike from a staff of thunder and lightning. - A dragonborn PC's breath weapon. - A dragon's wing attack. - A balor's fire aura. - Damage.from the...

Welcome to this side of the GM Screen! This is where you have to put your foot down. Give the players a bit of time to argue their case (personally, I give them 60 seconds) but then make the ruling and move on. If they continue the argument then give them the hard choice: either accept the...

True, but there are attacks that do not involve making an attack roll. For example, grappling. I would rule that helping someone else make an attack is an active hostile action, so it cancels invisibility.

It is, isn't it. Every other thing matches what I wanted with the character, but the sentient weapons we have (two sisters transformed inbto magic weapons then seperated for hundreds of years) are an important part of the game, so whatever I go for has to allow use of a sentient glaive. I...

For knowledge-type challenges, I often adjudicate success simply based on "is the character proficient?" For example: Does the character recognise this heraldic symbol? Are they proficient in History? If yes then they recognise it. If no then the player can make an Intelligence check.

I really like the "declare then roll" system. Our table found that it got everyone involved at the same time, rather than everyone tuning out until it was their turn. But... (and it's a really big but)... That was a deal-breaker for my players. They felt that to protect themselves they had...

The magic item creation rules in GURPS had a great table of minor quirks. The only one I remember was, "This item only regains charges while immersed in bat blood."

The item only recharges the 1/day features if it is immersed in blood. Sapient blood. It's not much, it's only a thumb, it doesn't need much volume of blood, say a couple of hit points. You can handle that, can't you? Just a small cut in the morning and that nice paladin over there can heal you...

Goblins are like bees, with a single queen per nest. The little gobbos we see running around are all worker drones.