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Anthraxus. Daemons. Gutboy out.

Hmmm... For all three hardbound editions I resolved to buy the three corebooks and let homebrewing and houserules do the rest. Never works out that way, eh? :D Before the internet we had to go to the Friendly-but-in-my-case-not-so-Local-Game-Shop and skim through what was on hand. Most stuff...

I like the twists, surprises and secrets in your plot. I agree with Piratecat: watch out that you don't railroad them. You have a problem when the Dwarf's player comes back; if you don't railroad the group, then the Dwarf is stuck in the Alien Doppleganger's ship. It might be best to explain the...

Heh - now that's entertainment. No doubt their species enemy is a race of one-eyed felinoid privateers? ;) I have to agree with all the posts so far: it's the sense of wonder. I can only articulate it as that feeling I once had after first playing the game, but before ever reading the Monster...

That was nicely spotted; a keen insight! (doffs helmet and bows)

EDIT: thought about this post, decided it was a troll, even though funny - so I nuked it. Considering my sig, it was hypocritical of me to flame 3/3.5e so hard, even satirically - especially since I like and play 3.0. Sorry all. Gutboy out.

Nice! Using the historical map of a real place lends that extra bit o' versimilitude for immersive play. I'll bet your players will love it. I can see it now: the city-states and the petty kings are wondering whether they should ally in mutual defense against the Humanoids to the east and the...

At your service, and your family's! (doffs helmet, bows) Clichés... - gotta work in slavers somehow. - at the end, defeating the BBEG causes the dungeon to self-destruct, players must get out fast. - at least one Drow (Gygax's, not Greenwood's) with a secret evil agenda, serving a Demon Queen...

Well said indeed! (doffs helmet and bows) tauton_ikhnos: as to solving the problem... Obviously, your GM is going to make his own decisions about whether or not he'll scrap the campaigns, and what it will take to make him want to stay. But as a player, I have been in very similar...

Bravo! You gotta love a guy who sculpts an entire moon to duplicate his own face, just to permanently annoy an entire culture of elitist wankers. Jack Vance's Demon Princes are so memorable for their enormities.

Public Service Announcement: Hello, I'm Gutboy Barrelhouse. You may remember me as the pre-iconic Dwarven Fighter from the 1st Edition DMG. I'm here today to tell you about a terrible affliction that you may not have heard about. Many of our Paladin friends are stricken every year by a...

Well said, Crothian! As a DM, I just treat Alignment as another wrench in the toolbox. When needed, it's handy for rare situations like giving a remedial kick-in-the-butt to grossly errant Clerics. Mostly, though, that wrench stays in my toolbox. As a player, I just play my character and...

Well said, Crothian! As a DM, I just treat Alignment as another wrench in the toolbox. When needed, it's handy for rare situations like giving a remedial kick-in-the-butt to grossly errant Clerics. Mostly, though, that wrench stays in my toolbox. As a player, I just play my character and...

My usual mode is "tight", per the group's stated preference. However... on those occasions where we're playing one-shots outside of any campaign, the cry has been heard: "Who wants to play MONTY HAUL'S RAILROAD?!?!?!" Usually greeted with enthusiasm, and the don't...

[momentary thread hijack] Heh. Don't have my 1E DMG handy for reference, but I take it you refer to Barrelhouse, Balto and Blastum? Thanks for the chuckle, Diaglo. Any other "pre-iconics" around? Arlanni, Arkayn, Aggro, et al? :D [/hijack]

We're a bunch of old grognards who usually play straight 3E, when we're not playing d20modern. (We are playing a lot of d20modern - nice, clean ruleset. Fun to run, fun to play. Dare I start a thread with the proposition that d20modern IS 4E and we just haven't realized it? [chortle]) We do...

I played a Marshall 1x18 Bass Cabinet for 8 years in my cheezy rock band, man that rig just thumped. [chortle] Sorry for hijack, couldn't resist, carry on...

Enlist your players Hail and well met, SamuraiY - For that initial meeting, I have used a technique found on these boards, to good effect: Ask your players to come up with historical links between their PC and one or two others in the group. This will get them talking pre-campaign and ought to...

Other Games are Lacking... Greetings all. (This is my first time posting in a couple of years at least - used to post as "Pappy" and maybe had 10 posts total, guess I was an underachiever! Nice to be back.) I play because I get to spend every Friday evening hanging out with my old-time...