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We were fighting a basilisk, and one of the PC's got petrified from a bite. The druid used Stone Shape to turn him into a ball. Stupid, stupid, STUPID.

It seems in the majority of games I have DM'ed, one character or another wants a companion animal/pet/familiar that their class does not normally give to them. What my concern here is that it will give that player an advantage over the others, which will detract from the fun of the game for...

Seconding what Rechan and Gilladian have said. Furthermore, as a Psychology major, I know it requires more "mental resources" to stop a mental process rather than exhausting the task instead. Furthermore, you're the DM. You decide what the enemies do, and why they do it. If this means your...

So before MMO's, there was no precedent for self-healing? No one in a game, movie, or real life ever shook off a debilitating condition, focused their mind, or helped themselves continue on when things look their bleakest? Ever heard of "catching your second wind" when you're running a...

I'd say draw out some maps of what needs to be done. maybe stone circles need to be made and embued with divine powers, while others need malignant forces bound within. Maybe a large stone needs to be moved to serve as a pulpit or altar. After you have what needs to be done drawn up, pick skills...

So what is wrong with that? The Warlord's Inspiring Word exploit is therefore a specialty of the class that enables it to heal the dying (or non-dying) from range. It's a supernatural force. Trying to reason it out is like trying to scientifically prove God's existence. There, you have faith...

In your terms, Second Wind could be narratively described as a bruised, battered and bloodied character focusing just enough to get his head to stop spinning. With his recovered perception, he finds it easier to defend himself. (explains the increase in defense potential.) pausing for a...

KarinsDad, if that's how you want to play it, I've seen dice where you can roll random body parts. That way, you can track damage to arms, feet, legs, hand, chest, head, etc... But my problem with that is that then you'd have to track nerve damage, rule out when shields/ weapons couldn't be...

marelion that is an awesome one-shot! I think I'll use it, I'm going to run the players through an adventure where the BBEG is a mad alchemist. It'll be perfect! I can let you know how it goes, too.

Dannyalcatraz I hadn't considered that, but it sounds pretty good! As I see it, the party will have to deal with Misha at some point. A) The Alchemist asks them for help in shaking his bargain and banishing a huge source of chaos from existence, and they accept. B) The party does not spare the...

True. Magic in the Tolkein world was capable of being a deciding force in many a fight, battle, or war.

I've heard LostSoul's combat method before and I really like it, but it unfortunately doesn't quite gel with my group. I would ahve loved to use it exclusively... but ya gotta give the players what they want. I try to use MM3 and Monster Vault monsters as much as possible since they not only...

That would be an interesting mechanic. Perhaps at a certain point I'll introduce it for a time, although I wouldn't want it to come to dictate the game for my magic users while all the other classes can go nova without restriction.

I combined ideas from a few of the above posts, and here is what I've got going: Here is what the party will be informed of at the outset of the adventure. The Archmage and the other High Wizards of the council have recently felt a weakening of the ley lines. After much time spent scrying into...

I have hit a terrible writer's block in the campaign I am running. We started our game as an Eberron campaign, and the players ran the Ashen Crown. Three of the four PCs died, and one remained. This PC possesses the Ashen Crown, which had power to resurrect her companions. Despite this, none of...

Another campaign comes to mind (3.5e) where a friend and I were Shadowbane Inquisitors of Pelor. The devout deciples of Pelor that we were, we had had our holy symbols burned into our hands so that we would never be without our God. It came in extremely useful when we found ourselves...

Many first level adventures take place in the sewers... not so many go down like this. Evil campaign, the party is sneaking into a vampire's keep via the sewer. They sneak along until they are under the castle, where they find the lavatories. The minotaur decides that, instead of waiting for...

My first experience with D&D was much the same as the OP. I had grown up playing not indians and cowboys or cops and robbers, but wizards and knights. My brother, our friends, and I would have epic adventures, follow intricate story lines with plot twists, fight terrible beasts, and stop when we...

I've played a PC in only one campaign, and loved it. I have DM'ed two campaigns, and loved those as well. Further, it has been so easy to introduce new players to the game, which has been important for me. I've played 3e and 3.5, and a lot of my friends wanted to give D&D a try when 4e was...

Recently finished Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus. Brilliant, beautiful magic and adventure. I highly recommend it.