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OK, this has gotten me confuesed? How short are your adventures? How do you define them? If I said only 'one extended rest _per adventure'. My group would get up and leave since most of my adventures take place over several days. Sure there is lots of days where they are just trying to...

I want to thank every one for their advice. As I stated in the first paragraph part of it was to help me as the DM to cope. I no experenice with this edition and don't have the DMG yet. This has given me a lot of insight. I am still in the 1 to 3 ed where 16+ meant very powerful characters...

Thanks for the information. This is the type of thing that is different from before. I knew what 3ed, or earlier editions needed, but not this time. Heck most of my understanding of the rules have come from this board.:D

Thanks, TPK in the early levels was very easy to due by accident. Even using the 3e EL rules did not help much.

Depending on your financial resources check out some of the mapping programs. ProFantasy has a very nice library of maps that can be used with their free viewer. On the other hand the program while great is expensive and takes time to learn. There are free or low cost ones but since I own...

Ok, I thinks for me at least I will try to give examples of what I originally thought the thread was about. The OP seems to me to have been talking about the DM's being encourage to make rule changes on the fly and while having the ability not to have to worry about balance. The a simple...

I am in the process of starting a new campaign with and getting a new group together. I would like to limit the starting stats to one of the max 16 arrays or the 4d6 system. I would like feed back on which (if not) I should use. My reasoning is this: First I don't know the new players and...

For the most part RPG's require more than average so attracts that type of person. Just like sport attracts those who are best suited to play them. I will never enjoy playing tackle foot ball for example. I at my best weigh in at 135 lbs (~61 kilos) and am 5' 8" (~1.7 meters) means I just...

Ok, I agree with that. So how does this all tie together? I don't thinks people are going put more work into an RPG then they enjoy. So how much of an impact will having a 2 to 5 pages worth of 'make an house rule in the DMG and/or MM make? I don't think much. Now what I think really...

Because over all, they do two things the the majority of the population does not do. One they read for pleasure or create their own stories. It some imagination and creative to place your self into a story. Two the create/imagine themselves or a created character in non normal situations...

So a campaign was suppose to be balance over the course of 5 years?:-S I don't think most groups stayed together that long. Typical Gamer starting when 14. Fours yeas then collage, jobs and adult hood. Collage max 4 years before jobs, how many people live in the same city for more then 4 or...

Because I think I owe to the community. I first joined to learn about the new addition that was about to come out. Since then I have learn a lot about different approaches that most of the 10+ groups I have played in never even knew about. It also has given me a new way of looking at the rules.:)

First thanks for the explanations. I am getting the education that I want. Second time spent on house rules that support the story/world are not what I had in mind. I mean more along the lines like we want a more flexible wizard so ever spell is going cost spell level in points and every slot...

I plan on using a slightly different approach. I have a mapping program that allows me to do different scale maps all from a single base map. The one that the players will use for traveling (and see if the find a map to buy will not have any hexes or other things. The scale will fit what ever...

Ok, I don't normally follow most onine threads. This is one of the few that has caught my attention. (It has been educational as I am really not your average gamer nor tend to hang with the average gamer.) Since the 4e seems to be the current trend to balance at the encounter level, why not...

Actually this question should be divided into two. How complex should it be for players and how complex should it be for DM's? The players part should be as simple as possible for new players but rich with well balanced options for the more experienced players. Veterans can handle more...

Ok, a general report now that I have had time to learn the software. First if Wizard.com is having a problem you can't see it from the Familiar. This is Wizard problem not the programmer's. The software is simple and easy to learn. Unlike some I have tried it does not interfere with the...

It uses the DDI contents so it should. It least that was my quick impression. Now to bring this back on topic. How much is enough when it comes to the statement - be creative? Do you need full pages showing you how? Is just a few paragraphs enough? Or do you need a complete chapter? How...

Check out HeroForge. I found it here in the Software forum. I looks to be what you want for customization. Here is the link to the thread: http://www.enworld.org/forum/software-computers-video-games-d-d-utilities/268734-heroforge-v1-0-2-now-available.html

First I will admit that indoctrinated was a bad word choice. I just could not think of a better one. On the other and why is it important? I am really trying to understand why all of this is so important. I have DM'ed for almost 30 years, but unlike alot of the long term players here I did...