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  1. TheUltramark

    Player Control, OR "How the game has changed over the years, and why I don't like it"

    can I ask how you knock a snake prone? or will this anger you further?
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    What The $%&! Is A Stealth Encounter?

    well thats cool about the link, but there is no chance I'll buy it. I don't have all the coastwizards books yet. Again though, your stuff looks like a cool inspiration laden collection.
  3. TheUltramark

    What is the #1 most important thing to remember about DMing?

    actually, this one is good, but Stoat is still the winner with
  4. TheUltramark

    Player Control, OR "How the game has changed over the years, and why I don't like it"

    my whole point is - and has been for that matter: "it's on my sheet" is not an explanation of an action also, every rule has exceptions! can something without feet be tripped? can something already laying on the ground be knocked prone? can something that moves 2 already, be slowed? can bats be...
  5. TheUltramark

    Were MM1 monsters truly underpowered?

    whoa whoa whoa It doesn't bother me in the least, i was trying to give ideas to the people who it does seem to bother. My first night 'on the job' went smooth, the guys didnt even leave town, so I don't know if things are underpowered or not, I jsut went by the 'build an encounter' (DMG pg...
  6. TheUltramark

    Player Control, OR "How the game has changed over the years, and why I don't like it"

    first of all, nobody I've ever played with has ever attempted to knock a creature with about 10X the mass of their character prone with a punch. second of all, I've never played with anyone who threw a tantrum over not getting their way, they may in fact argue their point and make valid points...
  7. TheUltramark

    Player Control, OR "How the game has changed over the years, and why I don't like it"

    when you say above post, do you mean mine, or the patryn of elvenshae I certainly meant no disrespect to him or his opinion, he asked me a question, and I answered it. My next post is a clearer example of what I originally posted.
  8. TheUltramark

    When did WotC D&D "Jump the Shark"?

    I hate to even get into the split or no split...especially since it isnt about banana split, but here goes.... I play 4e currently, and I have zero interest in pathfinder. I didnt even know it exsisted until I came to this board, so I looked at some of the stuff, and I gotta be honest, the...
  9. TheUltramark

    What The $%&! Is A Stealth Encounter?

    so it isnt a coastwizrd book, its just something you made up? looks like some good ideas, though, I might integrate some of that in my game
  10. TheUltramark

    Player Control, OR "How the game has changed over the years, and why I don't like it"

    player: I knock the hydra prone with a punch Me (dm) : No you don't, you do what for damage? player: it says right here, target knocked prone ! ! ! Me: Hydras are immune to getting knocked prone player: no they aren't ! ! ! (tears starting to form) Me: this one is player: that's not fair...
  11. TheUltramark

    Player Control, OR "How the game has changed over the years, and why I don't like it"

    a number of reasons, but mostly because I say so (in my game...in your game it may in fact be a common occurrence, and so be it.
  12. TheUltramark

    Last Few RPG Products you purchased?

    I just got me some new dice, I got 4 sets for less than 20 bucks (tax included) they are the first new dice I have bought in probably 20 years...I hope my old dice don't get jealous. --Does anybody have/use the stone dice, or the metal dice??? if so how do they play? they seem to heavy and just...
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    Something, I think, Every GM/DM Should Read

    Trust is the number one thing to have at a table. Not trust the DM to know all the rules, or even to be fair, but trust the DM to, at the end of the day, make the adventure fun for everyone! If you are playing and a DM you trust says, "No, you can't do that" you need to trust that there is a...
  14. TheUltramark

    1st level party vs. injured giant

    ok, I am sure between all the excellent ideas already posted, I am just stealing, I mean agreeing with someone else but... I would make the giant a regular giant like a hill or firbolg, but, I would say it is bloodied at best, and two grave wounds, one to its leg, slowing it by half, and one to...
  15. TheUltramark

    What The $%&! Is A Stealth Encounter?

    what is break and enter book 1 (or book 2 for that matter) ???
  16. TheUltramark

    When did WotC D&D "Jump the Shark"?

    well, I guess then i am just a casual player, but I bet I have just as much fun as anyone else. :cool:
  17. TheUltramark

    Something, I think, Every GM/DM Should Read

    so, if i got this correctly, 1e and 4e are different games designed to cater to different styles of play???? how shocking TheAuldGrump - spot on Oryan77 - it will indeed work itself out
  18. TheUltramark

    What fake gaming terminology does your group use?

    we have several jokes for 20'1 and 1's most often when someone rolls a 20 they just say "yatzi" though some other, stranger shout outs include "party", "nuts", and "Elmo" 1's are just as odd, and usually draw a more ... illicit response such as a four letter word slang for fecal matter, or in...
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