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"When they have done something stupid or have not taken precautions, then let the dice fall where they may!" - EGG, 1e DMG pg110 I think the PC's attacking the Xvarts, doing what they did, and then deciding to just leave the dungeon and "hang out for an hour" sipping beer, having a sandwich and...

Hiya! Well, there goes the other kidney. :( Ahh well... TOTALLY worth it! ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! Any "book on nature". Seriously...nature has the absolute BEST ideas, as well as the WORST ideas. Everything in between is pure 99% creation-juice! Also, almost any "religious book". Religions of the world have some really interesting and 'out there' ideas about the "big picture". You...

Hiya! DM: "It lunges at you with it's huge pincer! Roll a Defense at +5" Player: "I'm AC 17, so I need an 11 or UNDER.... [rolls d20]. I got a 10, +5 is 15, still under my AC. I nimbly turn sideways at the last second, barely avoiding certain death! Ha!" That's the easiest way to work it. But...

Hiya! Sweet! While you're doing that... can we just assume that my GWM Champion Fighter has figured out a way to not suffer the -5 to hit when using GWM for the +10 damage? Kaithanxbai! ;) My suggestion: "Retire him. Make a new guy...and think about the bad stuff as much as you think about...

Hiya! Simply put... yes. This is my default. It's more uncommon for me to start a 'new' campaign that has a 'clean slate', so to say. Years go buy in my campaigns...decades even. The Campaign Setting is still the same, with previous PC's having made their mark (or, more often than...

Hiya! GM: Player 1, this is it? You just want me to assume you pick this stuff up? Player 1: Yeah, why not? It's just shopping...that's boring. GM: Are you sure you don't want to do even a little RP'ing? Player 1: Naaa...lets just get back to the ship and get off this station. .. [my Evil GM...

Hiya! Easiest way I've found that has worked well for almost 40 years of DM'ing.... encourage the Players to TALK at the table. Then I, as DM, can hear what they are thinking, so to say, and gauged where they are likely to want to 'go'. For example, say an NPC is coming back from an illicit...

Hiya! First, I had no idea 88 was seen as a nazi symbol. I live in Canada. So...yeah...take that for what it's worth. Second, having things in pairs is considered good luck and desirable in Chinese culture. The number 8 is considered the luckiest number in Chinese culture (when pronounced it...

Hiya! I 'created' a Zombie apocalypse game/setting using the old "Top Secret/SI" game system back in 2010'ish? Anyway, "Zombocalypse", as I called it, dealt with 'hoards' of zombies rather well. I was pleasantly surprised at how well my rules worked, so here they are. I'll 'convert' to D&D...

No. Definitely not. The saying, "It's all fine and dandy until someone looses an eye" comes to mind. That's what the game would be like. "I win! Yay!" "I win! Yay!" "I win! Yay!" "I win! Yay!" "I win! Yay!" [falls into 30' pit and dies] "I loose. Game over." ;) ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! I'd make SURE to tell the player that what his characters ultimate goal is, is permanent RETIREMENT from the campaign. After that, if the Player was still interested, I'd let the Player have his PC do all the "hard work and research". I'm not, as DM, going to just up and say "Ok then...

Hiya! In short... all the things we're not allowed to talk about on these forums. ;) In all seriousness though, I'm not kidding. Religion, Politics, Cultural Beliefs and Traditions, etc. All the stuff that can't be quantified as "physical stuff", so to say. There will ALWAYS be people who...

Hiya! I'm kinda digging it, tbh. I didn't think I would, but I am. A nice surprise! :) As for what it "is" or what is "going on"... right from the trailers for it I got nothing but "Mojo World" vibes. I'm sure someone has mentioned this. For those that don't know what I'm talking about: "Mojo"...

Hiya! I voted "2nd". The reason is simple; you have to be level 3 to cast them. That means you have done more than "just study and be a natural", no matter how you slice it. In my campaigns NPC's with actual "Classes" are not common...NPC's that are level 3 or higher in a Class are quite rare...

Hiya! Because Dragons hoard Gold...not wheat, wool and nails. ;) I find the question...a bit odd. I mean, it's not an either/or thing, is it? If you were a commoner living in a village, say, you were the cooper. You build barrels and such. Your neighbour is the town's tanner. He needs a new...

Hiya! If I was so inclined to need a "balance like this", I'd go to my old stand bye: Cost = Effectiveness. I'd re-do the Cart and make it the base, with a Cost of 20gp with Weight Limit of 200lb. Now, just extrapolate. :) Need to carry 1,000 pounds? Ok, that will be 100gp for a "reinforced...

Hiya! My first thought was almost correct, so I re-read it and figured it out (pretty sure). Without any of the clues, so I think the base is good. ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! Caveat: I will ONLY watch a TV show if it's available as a complete season, on DVD/Download, with no commercials. I loathe commercials! So much so the last time I sat down and 'watched TV', was around the early 2000's! Longest... probably Supernaturals. I jumped in on it when they were...

Hiya! Generally I award it at the BEGINNING of the next session, before we start play. On occasion we'd pause in the session and I'd give out XP...but this usually only happened when there was a 'major' change; the group 'finishing' a dungeon, or several PC deaths at once, that kind of thing...