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Do you give PC'S what they ask for... Sorta. I ask the players want kind of things their character would or might want outside of the game. Then I make sure to have players hear rumours of where one might exist. If they want something bad enough, and do enough research, they can usually find...

A player in my game was wondering, if he could take 10 or even 20 on heal checks, outside the heat of the battle. Many times, my players have to rest up between skirmishes, and he thought that this was a perfect way to increase the healing...any reason why this can't be used? Dren

What types of xp rewards are appropriate for non-combat encounters. I am running a campaign where there is a lot of espionage, diplomacy and tactical movements by the PCs and they are reaching mid-levels where they will very slowly advance in level based on a pure combat xp system. What type of...

lament for weapon speed Yeah I miss it. IMHO, it makes more sense that a dagger is faster than a two handed sword, plus, at times it was more dramatic. In many encounters, fighters dropped their swords to wield daggers to ensure a faster initiative. Now, just let the rogue up front (or in...

not so stupid, but funny I've rarely had players want stupid names, but they often like to have mythical figures (Thor, Zeus, Elric, Drizzit) and I immediately say no way! But long ago in 2e, I remember playing a one shot when a couple of players created twin deep gnome barbarians ... Arnold...

I am a world builder type of DM. I run a home brew and know it inside and out, throwing in background details ad naseum without hesitating. The cities are detailed, but most smaller towns are not, I have created tables to determine what is in each town (churches, military groups, races, etc)...

Cynical. Who is going to hear about this, except for a few core role players...this is squat in PR. Corporations do this because it's the right thing to do. Wanting to make money, or making the right business decisions (such as cutting employees), does not in any way prevent people at a...

You have three choices: 1. talk to the person, say that her role playing is giving the entire group problems, and she has to change for the betterment of all 2. if they continue ask them to leave the game, either for a temporary break or a permanent one. This is not always easy or even...

Wow! I'm surprised there are so many harsh DMs that penalize players for switching characters. I actually encourage players to switch if they are not happy, and then I usually take them over as an npc. It's a great way to add depth to the party. But my only exception to this is in the middle...

My theories on the source of magic In my campaign, magic is an energy, not a quasi-mystical "energy force that surrounds all things," but a definable and measurable substance. In the prime world, magic is like water in the desert, rare and very precious, however in the astral plane the energy...

theoremtank, great idea for a book of variant rules, I know exactly what we could call it, 3e AD&D as in D&D Alternative or even D&D HB as in Homebrew rules. Certainly better (and cheaper) that the dreaded 4e, I hate it when people use that term. I've spent too much time converting my stuff...

I think during the game, the wrong thing for a DM to do is think like a DM or even worse a PC. They have to think like an NPC, which is a slight variation, because an NPCs job isn't to be the centre of attention, but as a backdrop and second to the interests/motivations of the PCs; to assist in...

EN World Rocks!

For the new players 1. Be descriptive. Add lots of details. Have them interact with with both good and bad npcs, have houses with weak floors, high winds when crossing a bridge, and describe everything. Do this in a way that they have to interact with whatever is around them. Then have combat...

Hey icebear, Like you I'm an ex-pat Newfie up here in Toronto... busy working and gaming away. Dren

Attention holier than thou players, this is a gaming board, not a health board. Let smokers smoke, drinkers drink, and gamers play. Just don't do it at the casino table while I'm gambling.

But unfortunately that's not the problem. the issue here is perception. Once a hotel gets known for hosting such trivial and inconsequential activities like D&D, it is easy to assume that the hotel is considered Mickey Mouse in stature. Like a lot of other things, the image of the hotel may...

D&D or fantasy/sci-fi books has taught me zilch about morality. 13 years of catholic school and parents, extended family did that. But it did get me out of my school boy shell and to socialize with peers. In the last ten years when I've moved to four different cities, (for work, school, work...

Not sure if this would count but... I'm running a psionic "themed" campaign. Aprox 80% of npc's are 1st level psionic. Clerics and church temples are extremely rare. Wizards have secret towers. Sorcerors hide their presence acting like psions. Fighters, monks, and rogues use psionic devices...

D&D style, not Amber. RPG, yes, but most times I've seen it/run it, it didn't end up being like atypical D&D. And I might be opening a can of worms here, but unless you had a reasonable GM, those games could go off on a tangent... which, of course, brings us back to the idea of whether Drew...