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In the one I'm playing in, somewhere over a dozen deaths and 1 retirement over 18 levels/2 years - for my PCs, not sure about anyone else... In the game I'm running, came 'this close' a couple of weeks ago - Shadowrun, a mage decides that close combat with a hostile earth elemental would be a...

As a DM I love to have PC backgrounds to browse, but often don't use all of them. Even if not ploted, I think they make the characters more real. So, I've taken to bribing my players. In DnD they'd normally get extra point buy stat points for cooking up a background that fits into my campaign...

OMG. I missed a chance to pimp Ars Magica as well :) That's like Shadowrun as well - you can cast all day long, provided you make the correct skill tests. Start getting fatigued if you fail or botch. I find these mechanics mean you can cast a lot of smaller magics, but have quite a tight limit...

In D20 terms - I guess the warlock is relatively close to what you're talking about? Feng Shui does this... the mechanic for magic is pretty much the same as for guns, close combat or any other weird attack power... the main difference between the 3 is the FX that you can apply to your...

Bront has it right for me... They're not generally as 'good' as heavy or light armours unless you account for special materials or house rules. I went with option b) - house rules. I changed to no speed penalty, but X3 run speed - made them a lot more attractive... The only other thing worth...

Kinda... I just divide my worlds into important people and the rest. Mooks use the rest characteristics - 24 to 28 point buy, don't normally bother with irrelevant skills, etc. Important people are the major NPCs and PCs tend to run off broadly the same rulesets. If I'm using action dice for...

The best bit was when I got to 9th level and developed real black magic powers. /jack chick More seriously, I've met lots of cool people playing rpgs... it's really helped me get settled into a couple of new towns. Given me something to think about whilst I should be working. Know a...

Played in a great campaign like that. Up to 10 players, although rarely more than 8. Some stuff I remember: The GM appointed a co-GM - in this case a guy who was really good at playing out NPCs. Used that if he needed time to get things straight/read/cook up an NPC or whatever. Low level...

It'd be very cool, I'd buy it like a shot... was really into those books - inspired my RPGing for years.

I figure they're a good way to dump an ingame partner: "I've bought you this lovely valentines gift?" Worst use I've seen was a party deciding to gift a nasty cursed dagger to an npc paladin... on the grounds that 'it probably won't affect him'. Then getting suprised when, a few game months...

I think one problem is that levels do not have the same kind of power scaling that a skill based system has. In DnD, a higher level PC is better at everything than a lower level one - whereas a skill based game allows you to excel in one area but not others: e.g. In ars magica, your 150 year...

If you can't run that sort of game then don't. Just tell them you're happy with the way things are and that you'll keep on doing exactly what you want to. If they don't like it they can leave. I might well leave in that postion, but I'm not short of potential gamers. Also tend to find low magic...

There was a player called Paul, he used to come up with great stuff... Deadlands - A pacifist priest, who shot people in the legs with an elephant gun. After finding his targets would bleed to death, he went away to redesign his character. Same concept, same leg targeting - but switched his...

Really varies. Enjoy every level I've played at some point or another... Which spans from 1st-18th. I figure my enjoyment is derived from the GM and their style of play more than anything else. Ideally someone who can keep things flowing, interesting, not too easy but not too lethal. Simple. :D...

No problem! Thanks for getting back to me about it! Saw mention of it earlier in the thread and want to give it a read now I'm up to date with the story hours. I'll try not to read further ahead than this has gone. But might fail my will save. Damn that joke makes me feel cheap. :D

Or smart cats could aid another to push boulders off the cliff. That way none of the little furballs die in the process?

The cats could drop... Any setup allowed, the Dragon lives at the bottom of a 210' cliff - IIRC, that's far enough to reach terminal velocity in DnD? Cats always land on their feet... does this mean extra claw damage? :D

Just got myself up to date on this story. Cracking stuff! Definitely another one to follow. Some really interesting characters lurking around there. Phaedra is a particularly interesting creation. Particularly enjoyed the family of medusae (?) - another very funky use of creatures? Thanks!

I wasn't that big a fan of it either... did make for some very lethal combat. Finished a 8th-12th level dark side redemption game recently - I'm pretty sure our GM just fudged the dice on wounds. I don't really have a problem with that as I think it made for a more interesting story. Probably...

Cool! Any relative of this delightful brother and sister team? Or is that wandering into spoiler territory... I'm reading the 2nd story hour as well, but still playing catch up. :D Saw you suggest a link to this WoTC thread in the general forums - that ripvanwormer guy had some really great...