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First, I have to say to all those who contend that the fault in lack of roleplaying lies with the D&D system: I play twice monthly in a D&D game that is almost entirely roleplaying. We frequently have sessions with no combat, and often can complete an entire session with virtually no...

I maintain several threads in the Story Hour forum, and typically when I make a new post I edit the thread title to show when an update was made. I've been trying to do this to one of my Story Hours since Saturday, but each time I click the Edit button, make my changes, and click Save Changes...

Thawmist 4433 In the aftermath of the rescue of the kidnapped ladies, Thoin had become acquainted with a knight by the name of Sir Osrid. Sir Osrid's order had been involved in defeating the Blood Temple in the past. The Blood Temple cultists had been attempting to take revenge on Sir Osrid by...

When I was your age, Nyaricus, I would have preferred playing with people older than me - because they wouldn't do all the stupid juvenile things that people my age usually did. ;) Before you think it's weird for a 40-year-old to be willing to play with teens, remember that mentions of school...

I could play it, but I'd miss skills if they weren't part of the core rules. I like skills. I like using them to define/refine my character. I don't like leaving them up to the GM to adjudicate. It makes more work for the GM. I'd rather have some codified rules for things like Jump or Sense...

The Temple of Blood After a time the four companions came to an archway leading into a kind of side chamber. Beyond the arch, Naiah's eyes met a disturbing sight: four young human women were chained to stone slabs. Several kobolds stood guard over them while a taller figure in dark robes...

Getting to Know Them Xiao Lu has told me we’ll begin my lessons in Ancient Draconic tomorrow. Today I’m getting acquainted with the residents of the village. I feel it’s important to gather as many of their stories as I can. I fear not all of them will survive an attack by Lerner’s forces. Not...

Azlin's tale, part 9 DH: "So you'll trust the bloodthirsty goblin but not the harpies. You guys kill me." sniffles: "We kill you? How much XP do we get?" DH: "Well I'm not a very good GM so my CR must be pretty low." Before the harpies carry us off, Conshru casts a spell so he can relay...

Return to Calimport Our return to Calimport was no less dangerous than our journey to the City of Brass. But without tumbling into the eye tyrants' lair it was far less eventful and I will not chronicle our minor travails here. As we neared the city walls, Khai announced that he would go no...

Azlin's tale, part 8 Midday we come to a river. It's running fast and deep, no place to ford the horses. We'll have to go upstream to look for a narrow spot where we can cross. We make fun of what the GM's drawing on the Tac-tiles. DH: "You guys kill me." Devo: "Well, we try, but you keep...

I've never seen anything like this happen in any campaign I've been involved with, but I love the idea! :D

While I generally really like the idea of having the players come up with a reason for their characters to work together before/during character creation, this can be frustrating sometimes. For example, say you've had a character concept in mind that you've really been looking forward to...

I always thought what really messed up the 5th Doctor was having so many companions. It was a mistake making most of them non-humans, too. It was just too hard for Davison's more subdued character to stand out from that crowd - especially with the strident Tegan and shrieky Peri. I think if...

I've never dropped out of a game as a player. But I've had several campaigns I was involved in that were dropped by the GM. In one case the GM said at the time it was because he wasn't really into the superhero genre. I later found out that it was actually due to personal issues, though I don't...

I wouldn't characterize D&D's HP/AC system as inferior. It just makes me say "Huh?" sometimes when I think about it too hard.

I dunno - I've always thought it was sort of mean to penalize players for missing information. But then again, maybe that will teach them to listen more carefully. :]

These are all good points. Also remember that medieval-type societies such as are represented in most RPGs don't have the same legal system as today's legal system. There was no "innocent until proven guilty" rule, no requirement for a court trial, nor any requirements for evidence. Don't...

And how about the sheer bigotry of the idea that one entire race of beings would all be smarter/stronger/more agile than all of the members of another race? Or that an entire race would be inherently good or evil? Not to mention, using the word "race" to define a species. :p

One of the biggest "D&D-isms" that always that makes me says "Huh?" is treating characters as amorphous blobs for the purposes of adjudicating - or healing - damage. I'm also perplexed by the way armor is handled. How does a non-magical breastplate increase the armor protection on your legs? I...

The Viridian Legacy Title: The Viridian Legacy Author: sniffles Number of Threads: One Type: Fantasy System: D&D 3.5e Setting: Wilderlands Started: June 2005 Status: Ongoing Average Installment Length: Verbose Average Frequency of Installments: variable Available for Download? No Style...