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One of my favourite campaign setting books is FR's 2e book, Raven's Bluff (okay, a city setting, but one which spawned a campaign for me). Lots of flavour (I prefer the term 'flavour' over 'fluff') and only a small number of new spells, monsters and items. I found myself spinning extended...

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My 4 level elf diviner has a Str 8, so swords and bows are lost on him. He does, however, us a light crossbow.

Ya, this type of campaign can be very frustrating. "Finally, we killed the horrible villain. Now we're true heroes of legend and... okay, who the hell is that? What?! He has a big brother?!" However, I did attempt a variant of this type, and it went rather well. The PCs knew in advance the...

Return to the Tomb of Horror The Death of Rudolph van Richten (Ravenloft) A Paladine in Hell Castles Forlorn (Ravenloft) Beyond these four, I can't think of any other game mods which can be described as 'classic'. (Heck, I can't even then of any which could be called especially good.)

Ever since Snake Eyes I get nervous when someone says, "There's a new Nicholas Cage movie out, let's go see it." With the possible exception of Will Farrell and Mike Meyers, the current batch of SNL actors don't inspire much confidence in me (Frankly, of the Austin Powers movies, I only...

I own approximately 35 d20 books - small potatoes. When I was younger, I purchased anything and everything, especially 1/2AD&D. Now older and with bills to pay, I research potential purchases (relying heavily on Enworld's review section) beforehand. GeneI'm fortunate in that I enjoy most of...

I own Complete Warrior and Complete Divine, Book of Vile Darkness and Book of Exalted Deeds, Fiend Folio and MMII. CW and CD were both very good, although I found CW to be of greater use, both as a player and a DM. BoVD and BoED are quite good, though the former is best left in the hands of a...

The group with which I play has developed two options for determining hit points. Option One: Roll twice and take the better of the two rolls. Option Two: Take 75% of the maximum possible die roll (eg. 3 on a d4, 7 on a d10). Players must declare which option they use at each level, though...

I've never considered how outer space functions in my homebrew world. If the PCs were ever to ask an astrologer (no astronomers in this world), they'd pretty much receive the standard medieval explanation of glass spheres, earth at the centre, the sun, moon and stars attached to subsequent...

Before you purchase roleplaying products, make sure to read the reviews at Enworld and other review sites. The insights these reviews provide are invaluable when it comes to deciding where to spend your hard-earned money.

I'd probably narrate the fight with the werewolf, the subsequent discovery of the werewolf's true identity, the arrest and secret trial wherein the truth is supressed to preserve the integrity of the eminent family in question, and the long and difficult six months in jail. At this point, I'd...

Since 3.0 hit the market, I've seen all classes (and races, for that matter) either dominate the party, or else quickly die. In my experience - mostly as a DM, but also as a player - the effectiveness of each class is largely determined by the mindset of the player and the style of the...

Uh Right on.

When I was in high school, I loved spending time creating a world in which my players could adventure, writing adventures, throwing the vilest villains at the group, etc. Now, as I try and finish grad school, I have A LOT less free time. While I still prefer to design my own material, falling...

I'd still select a colour version before the black and white, even if it meant paying more - well, $5-7 more. Though I don't purchase products on the basis of the interior and exterior artwork - content is far and away the most important consideration - artwork does help with visualisations...

Welcome to the boards and the game. The Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual and the most important. Supplementary books are just that - supplementary. They can provide great depth and generate a tremendous amount of ideas, which can be overwhelming to new players. As...

I love starting my PC at 1st level. In fact, I find low level adventuring to be the best part of a campaign. You're carefree, not concorned what impact your actions will have (since the impact is so minimal), goblins are something to fear... nothing beats it.

A central element of my homebrew setting is monotheism. There is one Church (pseudo-medieval, pseudo-Catholic), which promulgates the worship of a single divinity (essentially the god of Christianity, more New Testament than Old). Beneath this god are a myriad of paragons which act as foci...

Ravenloft, hands down. I always enjoy low-magic settings and settings which de-emphasise combat (at least random, mindless encounters which don't advance the story), and which have a dark and sinister (though not hopelessly so) atmosphere.