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Atheism Just because you see the workings of divine servants doesn't mean you would necessarily venerate them. Rather than the Athar's take on the power structure, I like the Guvners. In their viewpoint it's all about understanding the laws of reality and the loop holes, in a very...

Evil is as evil does I would have a hard time as a DM letting paladins detect evil from baby kobolds, goblins, orcs, etc. Evil, at least in my game isn't a relative term but there are some nuances, and looking at any mortal creature is very hard whether to determine if someone's actions are...

The best way for published campaigns to come out...actually I prefer for them to stay in the closet. Some land masses, bodies of water and secret socities just don't deserve the light of day. :D

DMs, When you are running a game, how helpful are you to experienced players when they forget to take advantage of a rule or magic item. Do you take an omnipresent viewpoint, and take everything into account? Or, do you not take the bonus into affect unless the player specificly says, "But I...

I voted no. I rarely buy adventure modules. But if it was filled with lots of cool pictures of female half-ork barbarians with their tusks showing... maybe. On a related note, can anyone tell me where I can get centrefolds of half to three-quarters-naked half-orks with their tusks showing? I...

A different take on low magic worlds I use a low magic world, but I wouldn't limit level advancement. I think that cheats the players of their full potential. Instead, I just make magic items rare and replace their need for these items. Silver in my world hits the equivalent of +2; thus a...

Bow to the Will of the Dice.......... Fudge dice rolls - nah - I don't use dice roll, I just determine the number at a my whim, which includes things like monster stats, damage done, wandering monsters, etc Oh yeah, I really don't use rules either. they can change at any time depending upon...

throwing more ideas out I was thinking it's one in the same. As in the fey territory is the one in which the gates are located so it's always in their best interest to make sure that those that step through the gates are at least similiar to them. Gpetruc, your idea of feys hunting down...

If I can add some ideas to the fray... Religion We could try something truely different, no universal religions. Lets say there are twenty standard gods, but there are numerous variations or local cults. Thus a god of strength, could be seen as virtous hero or a thug, CE or LG, or any...

Beward any beholder! Go with the basic...have a load of lackeys out in front and the beholder in back, pecking the enemies off with rays. If a beholder gets two-three rounds of action, something should happen. Small pests in large numbers, like scorpions or snakes, are great to litter in the...

trusting players I voted #1. They are honest with me in every aspect of the game. They may disagree or bring up a differing viewpoint, but they don't argue with me as a DM. Nobody cries or complains about character death or loss of an item. I sit ten feet away from them and don't see any of...

Campaign world I've been running a homebrew for the past 10 years. In that time I've changed "current" campaign, (due to total character change, different players, new locales, changing levels, or TPD) a countless number of times. I've DMed my current group around 2 years, with three major...

WHO Rules? Depending upon the make-up of your world, it should determine which race should theoretically rule the world. For example, in a heavy magic world, I think that with their long lives, fey conections and arcane/sorcery background, elves would have a huge advantage, and could easily...

favorite new 3e monsters I'm pretty sure all of the creatures below are new, or at least they were new to me when I saw them in 3e Arrowhawks and Yrthaks in the sky Chuul for use in swamps Ethereal filcher & ethereal marauder in and around mage's lairs Girallon & Grey Renders in forests...

where is my world? Working on the whole "contest" thing really helped to re-focus many of the ideas and themes I use. Seeing the many good ideas generated by this sight, not just around the one pager, but gaming ideas in general, helped me tinker with the "open areas" of my world, (non-themed...

Rope Trick Advice RJSmalls , here a few things you could try. 1. Ethereal filchers that can lighten their loads while sleeping. 2. The spellcaster gets susceptible to an ethereal disease and has to make a will saving throw or starts to fade, as his spirit is slowly slipping into the...

How exactly should you adjudicate intelligence loss? What kind of immediate penalties (other than for loss of high spell levels for wizards & the the inteliigence bonus to intelligence based skills) should the DM impose for such a loss? Thanks.

I am THRILLED with the 3.5 revisions. I didn't want to buy these books when I first heard of them, but as soon as I saw what was proposed I changed my mind. As for WoTC milking this, let them! Let them make their money, in order to keep their great staff there. I rarely buy stuff from WoTC...

Importance of PCs There are many roles. At lower levels, PCs aren't the stars of the main stage, but they are significant "bit players". At higher levels they can start to make more of a difference in the great scheme of things by getting involved with the movers and shakers, and not just going...

Prestige Class Destiny? One alternative to this, is don't make it a quest but a destiny. Just because it's the players goals, doesn't necessarily mean it's the character's intended goal. A lot of characters turn to prestige classes in my campaign because of unique situations, that are unplanned...