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Dice shouldn't kill PCs. They are the hero(in)es. Fantasy would suck out loud if Frodo, Drizz't, Garion, et al died because a mook rolled high and they rolled low. Plot devices, noble sacrifice, and stupidity should kill characters otherwise leave em mangled and scarred and perhaps delootified...

ummm no ? Sorry we are friends with a common goal or two: Have fun, Fulfill the mission objectives to get money and XP , have more fun. Making new characters is fun during downtime, when new inspiration makes you want to try a different concept, not so much at the opening of a 4 or 5 hour...

Awwww crud I'm having badwrongfun again. Here I thought I derived pleasure from gathering socially with my friends, breaking bread, sharing various beverages, and telling an awesome interactive story where we get to act heroic, flirt with danger and save the village, kingdom, plane, whatever...

You said my statement .. that it happens .. was untrue What is an untrue statement again I never said It happens to everyone, I never said it doesn't happen to other people. I said it happens and it sucks when it does and something should be done to make it happen less often especially for...

An untrue statement is a what again ? It IS a fundamental truth of MY game. In most sessions a combat that could have been avoided, information that could have been learned, time that could have been saved, Widget x from npc y to help with scenario z have all been lost due to lack of skills...

Lets see I was one of several that claimed that the people with skills were hampered by those without and that the saga system would help alleviate that. That was the claim that you then said was untrue in post 223 It in fact is true. I and others see it happen frequently. I assure you we...

No your assertion was that the claim I made that this happens is untrue. I know it IS true because it happens to ME all the time. Your claim that it is untrue is calling me a liar and I don't know how you can competently do that without having sat at my table.

I assure you it happens at my gaming table weekly Bryon. I am the subterfuge, sneaky skill monkey, well one of two, coupled with a psionicist that won't use mind affecting abilities, and a cleric in plate with a bow. The cleric can't sneak past anything and we can't exactly leave her behind...

Come now Mouse, Happy days lasted 100 episodes after fonzie jumped the shark and you're giving folks 1 round ?

So I slogged through the thread and having never seen SWSE, I have to say I would be in favor of what was described. Regarding some of the posited scenarios 1) The gruff dwarf with no diplomacy / persuasion. There are many ways to be persuasive. You can be diplomatic about it, you can be...

This is a rather delicate subject , anyone want another slice ?

Based on the most common die roll (7) and where doubles can land you etcetera the most commonly landed on squares are the orange and red sets. Owning these will over the long run earn you more than say a park place and boardwalk and most novices would jump at the chance to set you up with an...

There are also things like knowing what spaces are typically landed on most frequently, when it is more beneficial to stay in jail, what the ROI is for properties at various levels of development, and when it is better to pay 200 or 10% (because once you start calculating (and people can tell)...

See now D&D (certainly) and WoW (in my sunshiny happy spot) Shouldn't be played to win. Monopoly on the other hand; Invest and trade wisely, sucker people into deals when they are more beneficial to you and of little to no benefit to them (although the perception may be otherwise) , heck even...

If you want to go that route then at best "negligent homicide" feeds an awful lot of vegetarians and the like too. All sorts of animals get ,for lack of a better term, "plowed under" when food is harvested from fields. I have no qualms about being called a killer or murderer for eating meat so...

It's lack of motivation that comes from no longer being afraid or superstitious. "Ramses will devour us", "Pharoah and his guards will murder me and/or my family" "Ares will bless the invading horde instead of us" etcetera carry more weight than .... well just about anything we can muster up as...

His staff and everyone else in the hospital WORK better when they are opposed to him, so does he. He can't have "yes men". He berates them 1) So they won't cave when he is wrong. 2) So they'll learn to be critical of themselves. 3) To make them better doctors/administrators. Foreman is there...

See now there are many "bad" things that can happen that make the game more challenging and fun. A wise old bird once said "you'ld be surprised at what you can live through" We've had to temporarily raise ... then find a good home and caretaker for ilithid spawn, one of us lost an eyeball and...

But look at why House is mean to patients. They lie, or cover things up, need thier memory jarred, or need thier attention got so they'll make a choice. He needs to get to the truth and "nice" won't often get you beyond "polite fiction".

DnD is working just fine for us ... with an occasional nudge here and there to keep the train on the track we happen to prefer. I mentioned picking up Expedition to Castle Ravenloft and one player looked at me and groaned about it being a "victim" campaign. Said something about it not being a...