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  1. Derulbaskul

    PDFs with updated conditions

    I'm not sure if these are useful to anyone, but I have attached two PDFs with the updated conditions as of May's errata. One is a two-page document, the other is a one-page document. They include all the conditions, not just the ones that have been "updated". I've also attached the Word...
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    Remnants of Vecna (level 27, 27 & 28 elites)

    Now if anyone hasn't read the story of the Head of Vecna, now is the time to use "the" Google and have a good laugh.... ;)
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    Deep Far Realms Encounter 1 (Epic Level)

    If it wasn't against the forum rules I would create several alts just to make sure I could give you XP each time you deserved them! Once again, great post and thanks for posting.
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    Scaling down monsters?

    This. The monster builder is just so good. My DDi subscription is worth it for this alone. The catfolk sounds like a skirmisher so just do a search for skirmishers within the level range you're looking for and then re-skin from there. I like the Sambral Bravo (skirmisher 2) as a good place to...
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    Remnants of Vecna (level 27, 27 & 28 elites)

    Mesh Hong, You really have a talent for this. Thanks for posting, again!
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    Temple of Elemental Evil - expectations

    In no particular order: 1. The module was about five years late. Notwithstanding that, it wasn't even finished. It was up to the DM to populate the elemental nodes. I would have preferred that EGG (or whoever the author was that was working from his rough notes) had put some effort into making...
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    May Rules Update

    It looks like they've done a good job on this update. I would love to see a document compiling all the updated conditions as it seems practically all have changed and I am too lazy to do it myself. Is it just me or did Andy Collins really display an appalling lack of diplomatic skills/basic...
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    Quasqueton's Classic Adventure discussions

    I loved these threads. Thanks for posting all the links together, Merric. It's time to re-read them.
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    What are the worst classic D&D adventure modules?

    I absolutely agree. It was nothing other than an unimaginative dungeon crawl and its publication marked the point where I realised that Gary, as talented as he was, was simply incapable of meeting a deadline. The fact that there was a 5-year wait and then this hack'n'slash fest was published...
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    Designing a Adventuring Area

    Yes, and the next one also. There are a lot of reviews floating around so don't just take my word for it.
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    Designing a Adventuring Area

    I would suggest buying the Kingmaker adventure path from Paizo. The first two adventures are out in print and PDF and basically answer your questions. Enjoy!
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    Sandboxing the Feywild

    Wik, I can't give you more XP but just wanted to say I loved reading about your campaign and characters. I'm rather envious! (OK, just pretend this is an XP comment.)
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    D&D 4E Forgotten Realms 4e Changes: Good/Bad?

    Actually, that's a good point, and I say that as someone who actually likes the 4E Realms as well as the earlier editions. The current campaign I am DMing is very much the PCs vs The Elemental Chaos/Far Realm/Aboleth Sovereignty and, aside from the inclusion of The Elemental Chaos is...
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    Minimizing Prep Time - Forked from "DMing: from fun to work "

    I haven't played since 1985 and before that I played only a few times: it's fair to say I always DM. But I realised that my DMing hasn't improved so this weekend I am going to play for the first time in, basically, 25 years. I'm signed up for four LFR sessions (including the Paladins' Plague...
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    Spelljammer Galactica

    Or the maruts created the warforged as part of their army. Hmmm....
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    [4E] Campaign help- Night Below conversion

    Yes, you're right. The skill challenge system could work really well. Have, say, three or five core objectives based on skill challenges together with several key encounters. If any SC is failed the corresponding encounter has its XP budget increased by the same amount to reflect the price of...
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    Bone Golems and Spectral Surgeon (Epic level)

    MH, Do you see Mentat55's post? Please pretend I posted it as my reply. There, I didn't break the "me too" post rule. Seriously, thanks for posting. It's stuff like yours that still makes these boards worth visiting.
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    [4E] Campaign help- Night Below conversion

    I'm doing something similar in my current FR campaign... but I am also mashing in parts of The Savage Tide, 1E's Dwellers of the Forbidden City and goodness knows how many other 1E, 2E and 3.5E adventures. Heck, the first dungeon crawl is based on JG's Caverns of Thracia and the Rod of Seven...
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    First Campaign as a DM

    Some suggestions: 1. Every city has sewers... and most fantasy cities have more ancient ruined cities and temples and whatnot beneath them. I know you sound like you don't want dungeons, per se, but a few delves (3-5 encounter dungeons) might be just the thing from time to time beneath the...
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    Calimshan Campagin: The Paladin's Tomb

    A lawful good paladin in Calimshan is likely to have worshipped Anachtyr, a Calishite deity later absorbed into Tyr. Tyr was slain at the beginning of the Spellplague so, if you're playing in the canon version of FR4E, he's dead which is rather handy if you want to corrupt his tomb. The rest of...
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