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You could make one yourself. Print out some 1" grid. Cut into 1" by X" strips. As the party goes up or down the stairs, you simply take off the last strip from the other end and put it onto the current end. Each strip represents a single riser. (Or several risers if they're more normal sized...

You should check out this thread as it has a number of links to ship maps, some of which are quite useful for creating 1" grid maps.

I don't know what I would want out of a "Living" style game, but I do know what I would not want. There were three things with the RPGA that drove me absolutely nuts and made me stop running adventures for the RPGA. (I hated to stop because I like helping people into the hobby, but it was just...

If you're looking for PDF adventures, take a look at Adventure I from AEG on RPGNow. It's a book of short 20 adventures for a variety of lower levels. I won't claim they're pinnacles of art, but then again I've never found a pre-gen module that I thought was the pinnacle of art. :) Some of the...

This is a trap I've fallen into as well. I've had campaigns where I became completely bored because I knew what was going to happen in the next four adventures, which might be months of play, and I was basically just trading water waiting for the players to get through the stuff. Part of the...

These are items I've given out over the years. Salting Spoon It salts anything you stir with it. A more advanced version could add other spices. Slippers of Comfort Keep your feet comfortably warm or cool, depending on ambient temperature. Also prevents moisture from minor spills and such (up...

High level D&D game under 2nd Ed. The party is fighting a fallen demigod, who was now no more powerful than a demonlord. The wizard managed to get the polymorph spell past the BBEG's defenses and turned him into a guppy. His line then and for ever onward was, "I turn gods into guppies!"

My personal favorite is from a game back in college. The main plot of the campaign was collecting pieces of a map that lead to a "great treasure". Each party member started out with one piece and they acquired more pieces along the way. One very unpopular character (mostly unpopular due to the...

The PDFs Are Up The three PDFs are now available for download. I couldn't see any way to download them without first registering with the Green Ronin store. However, it did not ask for any credit card or other payment information, so you're not really giving them any more information than you...

I think that some people have misunderstood what I read to be Monte's point. He is not saying that needing these accessories makes one NOT a good DM, but that good DMs are more likely to be able to work without such accessories. By targeting the "average" DM, they aren't saying, "This product...

Have a friend download it for you? Theoretically, if it's free, couldn't someone download a copy on your behalf? (Or download two copies, one for them, one for you.) You might have to give the company your e-mail address or something when downloading, so make sure your friend knows that information.

Disrupt the Dimension Door Spell Haver you guards draw weapons before trying to arrest the known to be armed-and-dangerous party. If you have one or more guards adjacent to the wizard, they get attacks of opportunity. You can also have a crossbowman (or other distance weapon guard) with a held...

In my group, we have one guy who bought pretty much every WoTC "Complete" book as they came out, along with a lot of the other official material. He basically lent it to me (the DM) on a semi-permanent basis. (I sent it back with him when the campaign ended and we changed game systems for the...

It is a PDF that was very ahead of its time. :)

I really like the way you put that. It made me realize that this is the standard I have in my head for all adventures. I generally don't buy those big adventure books. In fact, I rarely buy large adventures at all. I've found that it's too hard to constrain the characters within the written...

There are several good ship's decks on the Dundjinni user creation forum. I also second the Mongoose ones. I used two from the "Ships of the Goblinoids" this past session, in fact. If you have Campaign Cartographer, there are several ships available in the Pro Fantasy map library. If you...

You should have a poll attached to this thread. For my gaming style, that has to be one of the most useless products. There are a number of such ones out there, and I have never seen the purpose for buying them. Maybe for a DM who needs a good returning villain who can increase in abilities as...

You're welcome for the info. Sadly, I've done so much research on the time period and cultures for campaign creation, that what I wrote was literally just the thoughts off the top of my head. As for how often it happens in my game... well, it wouldn't be the first time the players set up...

Attracting People Based on what information you posted, I can give you some ideas of how to attract people to your site. This is partially based on how people were attracted to new areas historically. I am assuming you're using the pseudo-feudal and pseudo-historical setting that D&D is...

I disagree. There isn't much in the main WoTC books, but you can find plenty of material out there from third party publishers. I am currently running a sea-based campaign where the party has decided they aren't taking any more adventures that takes them more than a day inland because their last...