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bear bones Regarding the bear example, I kind of agree with Glamdring. I can so no good reason why the bear should be attacked. It was a bit hostile, sure - but that's because it was a mother defending its cubs. The bear was not putting the PCs in danger, it just wanted to be left alone...

good points I agree. Dragon has become a bit too theme-heavy. I wouldn't mind if 1/3 of the issue was devoted to a particular theme but now it seems to go upward of 50%. This gets especially annoying when the issue seems like a sales pitch for a sourcebook that I don't want (eg. Dieties and...

Re: Role-playing No offense BB, but that's a pretty blanket statement, and comes across as elitist to me. Some of us aren't looking forward to the ELH as much as others. It opens up a whole new can of worms to say our campaigns "aren't fun" because they are "hack-n-slash".

Nay I'm not too keen on Epic feats, spells and monsters. I'll use the ELH primarily for the level progression info from 21-30, and for ideas. A much shorter book could have worked, IMO. I've said it before: adventurers need to be challenged. Need to be in life-or-death situations once in a...

Invalidated Wolfspider/Numion: By invalidated, I mean that the ELH monsters will totally reorganize the present D&D "food chain". That's something I don't like. A Great Wyrm Red Dragon should be the greatest adversary on the planet. Yet he will be fish food among the sharks of the ELH...

EPIC=less fun? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the point of this thread isn't the history and development of the Tarrasque since 1982. We're going a little off topic here, folks. :) The issue at hand is the fact that our favorite, all-star (CR20+) beasties in the MM (and other sources) are all...

I saw this story on www.cnn.com yesterday. Looks like the time is nigh! Cthulhu is stirring!

Disallowing Core Races/Classes can add Flavor You should stick to the integrity of your world. It's not Greyhawk. It's not FR. It's not "core PHB". It's your world. This isn't some WotC contest :D where such restrictions are discouraged. It is well within your rights to not allow core PHB...

Thanks to clockworkjoe and his "Insanely Dangerous" thread for sparking this one. Several questions for yall.... What is it with Rakshasas being able to be killed instantly by a hit from a blessed crossbow bolt? I can't think of any other monster with a similiar "insta-kill" vulnerability...

Cool. I'm just leaving work and don't have time to digest your whole post. Sounds like fun though...

I just think it would be interesting to see how Glamdring can manage a novel-based FR setting. I like FR, but have never read any of its novels. Nor do I try to keep up with the setting by picking up every FR supplement. Personally, I think its a futile task to make *your* FR exactly like the...

Several things come to mind... I don't think there should be a max level cap (e.g. 40) in D&D. That's restrictive and kind of pointless. Such things vary from campaign to campaign and shouldn't be set in a book. There should always be something more powerful than the PCs, be it NPCs...

Amen!

No template? Get a template in there!! Surely you have a vampire cousin in the family?

I wouldn't call it a problem. While level advancement frequency has definitely risen from 1E to 3E, I think DM generosity and style of play have a lot more to do with it than "edition". As far as level advancement frequency vs game days, you can get a lot of experience during a week-long...

A 2nd level PC has managed to trick and steal from an 8th level NPC! That alone is a tremendous feat of skill and luck. Well, luck mostly. How'd he get drunk? Aren't dwarves known for their high CON and FORT saves? How'd he get to 8th level and earn these powerful items if he lost them so...

Realistic? To me, an example of a realistic roleplayer is one who's character inherited his father's nonmagical sword and feels it is his duty to use it in battle. He cherishes it, calls it by its name...but it's just a normal sword. Then one day he comes across a magical sword in a treasure...

Assuming you want to humble the PCs, I'd be a bit creative. Forget the dragons, liches, outsiders, and tarrasque. Those types of creatures are too flashy and "big" to be random encounters, know what I mean? Here are some suggestions: Have them stumble accross a wandering group of minstrels...

way too far I think that DMs do this type of thing to avoid PCs from running around killing/maiming NPCs and robbing every store. Your DM took it a bit too far though. PCs that have saved a town a few times deserve some respect. Weaponsmiths should compete with each other to get the PCs...

me too! I second that! Is it legal though????