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If they like this Capt, it might be worth it for you to settle with them being "second in command"... especially if this second position means they actually do all the work while the Capt gives general orders, sets course towards various adventures, effectively ending stagnation (especially if...

I'd recommend just saying you either aren't able to play with them for some nebulous reason or say that you don't feel your playstyle matches the group. Don't make a big deal about it, don't allow yourself to be dragged into an exposition that will cause players to become defensive and argue...

For a few years while I was playing DND, I came to the startling realization that despite the many names, faces, and histories of my characters, they were all basically me. They were cautious because I was cautious. They had goals that I favored and, in some respects, reflected goals that I...

perhaps the important thing with social combat is that, even if you haven't beaten your opponent in his opinion, everyone who has witnessed it thinks you did. On the battlefield you care about if you're alive, while in a social gathering, the winner is the one people nod with by the end of the...

If you care to think of it as such, the given FR calendar is sort of a "Common" calendar. The wizard of Thay and knight of Cormyr can agree to meet on the Second Ninthday of the month. The Thayan can then think of it as (insert Thayan cultural name of day) and the Cormyr chap can think of it...

I think all this amazing historical knowledge is pretty bluntly boiling down to the fact that the Roman Gladius (note: thread topic) isn't something special in any mechanical sense. The best bet is either slashing / piercing the craft DCs and times on them, making them far cheaper, or...

The Romans are so romanticized.

I'd go with five. One who notices it and complains about it but is too lazy to change it, Another to actually do the deed, and then finally the last three to ask the second guy to get them drinks while he's up.

On the whole, I found it to be an excellent film. My only real problem with it is the voice acting. I swear, there are like 7 people in the anime voice talent pool. It would be nice to listen to translated anime and not instantly have flash backs to five other characters per voice actor who...

The spot checks in your scenario all seemed appropriate to me.

Any time the player characters are "bound" by the decisions and demands of a non-player character it's going to feel like they lack control, but shouldn't exactly feel like railroading. Unless they are bound to obey the NPCs words by the letter of the law, are on forced marches to specific...

There's this strange phenomenon where people tend to try to catch peeks of the carnage caused by major accidents as they drive past. Basically, a person at -74 gets this kind of curiosity from gods.

Well, our paladin got a dwarven cleric cohort who had no other purpose in life beyond staying in the rear of the fight and healing / casting shield other on the Paladin. In time the cohort became the "backpack" (as in, voiceless accessory, full of spell goodies, within footsteps of the Paladin...

If they can plan and say "Well we don't really need two level 5 spells (teleports) on this adventure" on a pretty regular basis, they may need, from time to time, to really regret spending a spell slot or two to travel (and simultaneously be thankful if they saved one for escape.) The best...

All I can recommend is looking at your lists and refining them to suit your vision of the setting. What races are absolutely pivotal for someone skimming your book to get an appropriate feel for where you take the setting with it's combination of places, politics, adventure possibilities...

I can understand the difficulties of having one player appear more powerful than others and a DM trying to counter with more difficult opponents to present a challenge. His DM might not be complaining that he can't TPK the party (Boo hoo you lived Grr!) but rather that the only way he can...

Hah "Um, I'm not really here!" shouts the interloper through the night forest. "Righto, but don't worry--I didn't see you anyway!" replies the halfling.

I say you puff your beard, and establish dominance in every social situation. :) I thought the hard cap for creatures with stat penalties was 3, although perhaps it's changed or I made it up in my head. Personally, the lowest I've ever played a stat was a 7 in Charisma, and the DM socked it to...

The core rules state that reach weapons act like ranged weapons in regards to cover (3.5 PHB 151). The core rules do not however, state that reach weapons act as ranged weapons for the purposes of attacking. So, M gets +4 AC vs F thanks to A. and F does not get a -4 penalty for shooting into...

Before I knew what DND was or what roleplaying was, I was roleplaying with my Legos and GI Joes. I believe that roleplaying is a very personal thing that can be attached to many types of games, and that DND simply recognizes this and lends itself towards the roleplaying gamer. The exact rules...