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Character Wealth System Fundamental Concepts All Items have a value equal to .5 market price. All Cash Items have a value of 1.0 market price. All Items bought at character creation have a value equal 0.0 market value. All Items acquired out of encounters (say, by followers, rogue solo...

More priestly, less combat cleric eh? Talk to your DM as to what he interprets for oration / leading sermons. Some will say Diplomacy, as this reflects your ability to present your opinion / goals in a manner that serves your best interests (getting followers) while others will tell you to get...

Although I may have missed it, before this discussion blows over the heads of many or results in lots of different interpretations.. can we please have a concrete definition of what "metatextual" is? I mean... maybe I agree with your idea, maybe i dont- right now, I can't make that decision...

All DMs get Rule 0 for free.

Poor Femerus. :(

Only if you don't plan to have any treasure fall in those traps. IMO, The reason NPCs shouldnt put their value into traps is because it sucks for the dungeon delvers to realize that half of the treasure that should be in their laps is instead stuck to walls and floors.. invested in an...

Traps tend to pay for themselves... a simple pit trap with spikes at the bottom can cost around say.. 500 gold assuming quality work. Lets say some adventurers with just a bit of experience under their belt walk in and fall into it. Boom- profit. Sure, you'll have to put with them moaning for...

I'd say "Heeeere we go again." but I don't think this time the thread will get too big... unless.... If you want called shots.. I want called defense. There is absolutely NO reason why someone should be able to say "I try to hit you in the face." and someone else should be unable to respond...

A book that would allow me to properly simulate the development of cultures / nations in my setting, including a system for creating or accounting for geographical features and resources. One that covered plotting out dynasties, had tables to account for random events political (like a feud...

I'm running an Exalted campaign, and am facing some of the same issues of Free Will vs. Scripting. I think the best advice that I heard was to write the campaign like a play, with the players having no parts written out. They are relatively autonomous, and you have no things that they...

If anything, it would cause more people in standard array setups to play monks. Right now, the stat dependencies of monks in virtually every stat makes 25 pt buy nearly impossible. In an "Ooh i rolled an 18.... +4 to all stats yay!" game I'd be wary of this. Wis gets way too much leverage for...

What would be the likely result if the players attacked 30 goblins, 4-5 hobgoblins, and 1-2 worgs? They'd die. That was easy.

I don't see how this is terribly surprising. Anytime a character is attacked by an opponent who isn't explicitly attempting to deal non-lethal damage, someone is trying to *Kill* that character. Responding in kind is a natural progression save for characters with rather unique personal...

I posted for Black and White. White Wolf publications have some amazing artwork in them and it's almost completely black and white. I find B+W best for scene work, while Color is good for showing something like an individual with no background etc. I prefer scenes to characters hanging in...

Destroying PC loot outright with no hope of avoidance because it fits what you want, especially spellbooks and other life's blood / long term achievements is a Very Very Bad Idea. The occasional loss is fine.. the occasional set back is fine, but "Things will be Different Around Here" is a...

Well, since it's completely random, if you want, ya can just keep making the same character over and over until you get in the correct server.. I bounced from Alexander to CaitSith to Pandemonium (where I'm hoping to stay)... Not really a fix, given it's a 1 in 30 or so shot of getting the...

I want a black ooze thing to rise from the ground... and hit Tasha Yarr across the scene, killing her instantly. I mean Lt. Reed.... being killed not hitting Tasha Yarr. She shouldn't be in the episode at all.

I think the majority of the complaints going round (PA's a spectacular example) against random distribution are hyperbole. It supposedly should take no more than a day or so to raise enough money to bring in 5 friends with World Passes. All the "Woe betide us!! Prithee all is lost! jibber...

I try to have 1 part deception per 4 parts mystery. A lot of DMs think that decieving NPCS equates to intrigue and suspense, but if there's too much of it- paranoia will set in and players will think everyone is out to get them.. if there's WAY too much, they won't be paranoid in thinking that-...

HAHAHA Oh loahd, that's priceless! Go Big M!