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I'm with you on this one. Feats and class advances shouldn't come out of the blue, but rather be justified by the roleplay done in game... In my game, most prestige classes require some kind of mentoring, either situational or NPC. As DM I get final say on character advancement. Granted I'm...

The name will come during play, don't worry too much about it. For getting the characters together, that will depend on the tone and theme of your game. I've done everything from starting them out in a dank dark cell, to having one half of the group rescue the other half who were hanging by...

What about "Always - except for dramatic impact"?

Put some kind of mechanic in the system that limits magic cast per day. for example - 1 con point per level of spell in temporary ability drain. Have spells cost hit points to cast (like force use in d20 Star wars). It could be anything as long as it limits the massive use of magic in the game...

What are the abbreviations used in the bonus feats section? quote dash [War], dodge, eschew materials, extra spell [Arc], force of personality [Adv], forge ring, improved diversion [Adv], inside connection [RoD], insightful [Arc], obscure lore [Adv], open minded [Adv], quick reconnoiter [Adv]...

I agree with the general sentiment that books and characters made from them must be pre-approved by the gm. Secondly, if you feel a character is unbalanced in reference to the other characters, change the CR for the character, making them lower level than the other pc's but relatively similar...

another phillip glass that is good is 'the heros symphony'. Lisa Gerard is also good, either Whale Rider or Mirror Pool.

1-2% is a good real world estimate. The property owner will make back the construction money in between 10 20 years depending on maintenance costs and other misc expenses such as taxes.

This should be GM law number 2 - the players never ever do or react they way you expect or planned for.

I recommend 'requiem' from Celtic Requiem. Haunting and gloomy, not exactly your everyday fare. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000NNZ

Try using a pin dipped in the appropriate ink or paint. Also depends on the scale you are working at. For 1/72 scale (25mm) a black, dark green or dark blue half circle works best. Unless someone is looking up into the sky or is suprised, the most iris that shows is about 1/2. To avoid the...

My favorites are Windsor and Newton oils. they give great colors, incredible intensity and with just a few basic colors can be mixed to almost any shade. You can manipulate the paint to get any kind of finish from matte to glossy. If you want to use water for cleanup, W&N has their Artisan...

The first case sounds like PC arrogance and reliance on the DM's leniency. The second one sounds like DM overkill... The DM isn't supposed to be entertained, it is our obligation to provide entertainment. This is not to say that DMing can't be fun, you just get your jollies from other...

as long as my players spend their 'maintenance fee' every month there is no problem with clothing. The problem comes up when they spend a significant amount of time in the wilderness. Anything more than a couple of weeks and stuff starts to break down or get holes and needs to be repaired or...

The GNS model is a way of describing the creative agenda of players and designing games that meet that agenda. Creative agenda is a fancy way of saying 'the satisfying aspect of playing roleplaying games'. Whether you consider one aspect of the model to be more sophisiticated and desireable or...

I recommend reading anything that you can get your hands on by Robert E Howard - that is your best source for flavor material. Good secondary sources are the modern Conan tales and Conan the Barbarian movie. IMHO magic as written in the game is much too common as compared to the books.

The first step is that the players must tell you what they are interested in by way of a written background and a couple of character motivations. I always make the players write out 4 different motivations for their characters that I build the scenarios around, interweaving as many elements of...

The dice are your friend. Rely on skills checks in addition to a bit of roleplaying. Generally it is easier to break something than to work it properly. Most times I give a DC to stop or break something that is a 10 or 15 and the correct startup procedure is 5-10 points higher depending on...

Anything by Midnight Syndicate is pretty good, altho their horror stuff is better than the "D&D Soundtrack".

Just remember that the only way the story moves forward is thru conflict. If there is some kind of conflict for each character that draws them in the same direction, the story evolves on it's own and party cohesion isn't a problem. Conflict is also where character is revealed, by the choices a...