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I construct my campaign and design my adventures very similar to Janx. Great stuff. What I do is send a request to play about a month before the anticipated Game Day. I ask that players respond in 2 weeks. If there are at least 2-3 players, the Game Day is entered into the schedule (we share an...

Pretty good ideas so far. I usually GM games, but I've always wanted to play a Rogue Changling so I find this thread very interesting! :) I'm not too familiar with 3.X, so forgive me of any mistakes. Anyway, I think the key is to find the right sweet spot between the changling's hijinx and the...

I like running open-ended campaigns with character-driven story arcs. So, I leave "hooks" for PCs to pursue, but sometimes they do, sometimes they don't and sometimes they make up their own hooks. I'm fine with any of these. I mention this b/c it highly influences what I prepare for each...

This entire post is great, but I wanted to elaborate on these points in particular. Even having a campaign that will probably last for a couple of years (or more), there is no way I'll use/consume all the content I have during my lifetime. But I can see myself, even after going to another...

The premise sounds really interesting for a Points of Light campaign. The wards remind me of the book, The Warded Man by Peter Brett. I'd check it out for more inspiration. If I was a player, I'd have a question about The Doom. Is that something separate from the Blight (which I took to mean...

I see this, first and foremost, as a mismatch of GM vs playing styles. So, I'm not going to try to persuade you to change (since the other posters have reflected my personal preferences). Expecting players to follow-up on your verbal clues (in essence, pay attention to what you are saying)...

What's the learning curve on Masterplan? I've heard good things about it, and tracking initatives and conditions would be valuable to my 4e game. You know, I'm not against using a computer at table. Since my low-tech set up has worked well so far, I just haven't taken the time to learn a new...

For my 4e campaign, I build adventures using Word. Stat blocks downloaded from DDI's Monster Builder are found separately in either Excel or Word. Back in the day, I used to write adventures in a notebook with all my reference books spread around me. Now, I've found the Compendium to be ideal...

Other than being a GM of an active 4e campaign? Not really. I'm sure WotC had to realize that once they announced Next. But I do find it has value for my current campaign, which will last for a couple of years at least.

I use the monster knowledge checks if requested by a player, but I have decided that a particular monster would not be known by the PC, so I don't follow RAW in those rare instances. I haven't codified my descriptions to the point some seem to have done (like the color of their eyes), though...

I answered this question for someone who is just getting into 4e. My response was the Rules Compendium. It's a handy book that contains the updated rules for 4e. It's the only book I have at the table when I play or GM.

I use and subscribe to Obsidian Portal. I use it mainly to post descriptions of and track adventures (and there is even a section for "GM only" information) for me and the players. There are also pages for important NPCs, locations and house rules. OP is able to link all of them together, which...

In my current (all-guy) gaming group, rarely for sex and never (so far) for romance. Nothing explicit; when something happens, the camera "fades to black". While gaming in high school and college, there was more of both but even then not more than occasionally.

This is where I'm at. I'm probably going to complete my 4e collection at some point.

Sounds like an interesting campaign! Off the top of my head, I'd consider: * How dangerous each hex is (like S'mon said - pun intended ;)). A major reason for this is how many combats PCs will enter and therefore how many consumables are used. * Will you be using some armor degrading...

I've played a Deva Retribution Avenger for approximately 5 levels in heroic. Here are some observations and advice I hope you find helpful; since I don't have my PC sheet in front of me, they focus more on playstyle and strategic approaches to an Avenger: * Definitely read the CharOp board...

I use both. But themes have more impact b/c of their mechanical effects (backgrounds are fairly minor). Since I run a Dark Sun campaign, not using/allowing Dark Sun themes would lose some flavor IMO. The only concern I'd keep in mind is power creep (especially the newer themes). Personally, I...

Pretty interesting scenario you have there. My initial reaction is that you can handle this in two ways: (1) Two - three separate scenes, each consisting of 1 or more encounters (which may include SCs). (2) One large, complex SC that is progressive and maybe branching. I tend to go with...

Sure but be careful what you ask for (kinda long). ;) The Story: To set the scene, the PCs infiltrated a slaver base to uncover the location of the larger slaver operation. A massive battle wagon emerges from a sandstorm at the same time an “old friend” reveals himself a traitor, unwinding the...

More Dark Sun adventures or conversions of past Dark Sun adventures. The Dungeon adventures were fine, but I'm surprised there weren't more.