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That is how we treated it until the end of the encounter. We then said that he was concious and could use healing surges because they were able to take an extended rest. I didn't make the party carry him out but they could have with ease.

I might be making a bigger deal than I should be but my party and I aren't really understanding how the aftermath of this works... So my questions are... After being stabilized, is the character now concious? Are they able to take a healing surge? What happens when the encounter is over...

Yeah, never split the party!!! It drags on and the group that isn't playing gets super bored and distracting.

Glad that it went great. That sucks about the printer. It is awesome that the gf likes it. I am still trying to convince the wife to give it ago. I DM for 3 friends and their wives. I am the 7th wheel, kind of sucky. I think that cleric healing is an encounter power and second wind is only...

Okay, gotcha. I know that some do include that.

Yes, it is interesting the things I have forgot but others have mentioned. I am a fan of folding 3x5 cards in half. I write the PC's names on each one and put them in the initiative order. I do not put up the monsters but I know that some DM's do. This helps the PC's know where they are in...

What do you have against minions? When I think about a brand new adventuring party, I think new and kind of inexperienced. They would be going against minions more than anything. It is your adventure, so whatever works for you and gets you excited. As far as budget, there are others out...

I fully agree with the points above. One last thing I remembered, when the group needs to make a decision (go left or go right) give them time to talk. Do try to have something give them pressure though, whether it be in game (best way) or out of game. Don't them sit and argue over decisions...

I agree with the descriptions. Go in depth. You almost can't give too much. You don't want to go on huge rants about the scenery but it really does set the mood and helps the players get in the mood. Think about the way the town looks, the bars, the people, the smells, the way the bad guys...

I am guessing that this is a bit of a joke. I honestly didn't read the more than a line of the OP's post. All these "Essentials" threads are getting over the top.

Glad to hear that everything went good.

I downloaded masterplan and went to the site above but I don't get how to actually download the different maps. It may just be because it is a Monday or I may be that slow. Can you explain how to download them better?

Yeah, I usually do some of the tedious slow rolling before hand, ie initiative rolls for 10 monsters. I will list all their rolls in excel in order and will paste their stat block next to the rolls. It is nice to have all the information on one page.

I downloaded Master Plan but I have to admit that I am a little confused by it. I guess I will have to play with it more.

I am a little confused about Treasure Parcels and the distribution of those parcels. I am running a campaign with 8 PC's currently at level 3. So according to DM1 pg 125 & 126, I should give out the following: 1 Magic Item, Level 7 2 Magic Items, Level 6 (an extra 1 for party size of 8) 2...

Kenkus are bird men. I am not sure how sold you are on Dragonborn's as Serpent but there are several options: Bullywugs, Yuan-Ti(literally snake people), and Lizardfolk could work. Humans: plenty of options Ram: Tiefling?

This isn't tech savvy, works for me though. I carry a notebook and pen around with me all the time. I have a section blocked off for writing ideas and encounters down. I print & paste in stat blocks and ideas that I come across. When I am bored in a meeting my mind wanders to various ideas...

I guess I would let PC's loot them. The Kobolds only get three shots with it. I use them the first three rounds, so they are usually long gone before the Kobolds are dead. The Kobolds fire them out of a sling, so I would imagine that the PC's would have to use a sling as well. I highly...

I use a pdf maker to create a grid paper. I draw on the graph paper random dungeons that I make up on my own or I take ideas from preset dungeons and modify them to my liking. When it is game time, one of the party goers has a chessex mat that we use wet erease markers to draw. It works out...

Staff of Knives could be pretty cool too. It looks like a quarterstaff but turns in to a dagger. He can pretend it is a walking stick when it is a sharp weapon.