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Oh, and while we're on the subject... Assuming you're going strictly by-the-book (and not questioning the design philosphy thereof): Can a defender have both concealment and cover? Like, can a defender have the benefits of both a Blur spell (giving his attackers a 20% "miss chance") and...

With a Blur spell (or similar concealment), you know where the target is, you just can't see it as clearly. Even with an Invisibility spell (which affords a 50% miss chance), the attacker has to know (or at least be able to guess) where the target is. Besides, shouldn't the latter fighter (in...

Why does concealment afford the same miss chance to a defender, no matter how experienced and/or powerful his attacker? For example, there is a flat 20% miss chance for a defender with a Blur spell, no matter if his attacker is a 1st level fighter with a normal weapon, or a 20th level fighter...

Wow. This is all so Big Brother. :p

Once you have a firm grasp on most (if not all) of the rules, then, yes, 3E is a lot easier to abjudicate. This is especially true for DMs. Every action and every reaction in 3E has precise rules for it, whereas in the previous editions, a DM's decisions were more arbitrary and freewheeling...

A laser printer that prints on both sides of the paper is nice. That way, you're not wasting paper when printing out your PDFs, and the printed product is easier to manage and read.

Is there a d20 supplement for roleplaying in medieval-mythical India? This seems to be the one setting/genre that nobody covers. I'm looking for something that would include both historical and legendary source material, sort of like an "Oriental Adventures" with a Hindu-Indian slant. I have a...

Re: Re: Re: Clarification Well, sure, I'd play with a DM who didn't have superior knowledge of the rules. (Although, it might get tedious if he's so unknowledgeable, he is slow with the rules and he often fumbles with them.) But who wants to play with a DM who is not fair in his judgments... ?

Columbus was the first of the Europeans from that time period to discover America. And shortly after Columbus came many other Europeans, which collectively had such a major impact on human history, it still reverberates to this day. History that's accurate, of course. But I also want history...

Bah. I dislike seeing Western Civilization being bashed for the sake of political-correctness. The discovery of America by the Chinese was not conveniently left out of history. The Chinese may have indeed discovered America in 1421, but so what of it? In fact, there are historians who believe...

Re: Re: Re: PCs questioning DMs It's not necessarily the DM's fault. In fact, in most cases, it isn't the DM's; it's far more common to be the fault of argumentative and/or self-centered players. I don't think DM'ing is all that hard. But it does require a lot of work and responsibility (as...

Re: Clarification If you're going to be a player, you must trust in (or at least consent to) the DM's knowledge of the rules and his fair judgment. If you cannot do this, then you have no business being in that person's campaign. Does a particular DM deserve your trust? Well, that's for you...

The player characters say things like that... ?! That seems totally out-of-character to me. ;) Seriously, though, this is a matter of trust and respect, more than anything else. There are many, many times throughout a campaign that characters -- and the players, themselves -- are going to...

One thing I've realized from playing and DM'ing in numerous Neverwinter Nights on-line campaigns: It is far too easy to inadvertently catch your comrades along with your opponents in your area effect spells (fire ball, entangle, web, etc.). This is especially true when combat is real-time, and...

Off-topic? Yes, but not totally from out of left field. Troll? No way! :)

Sounds like the original Britannia (the world of Ultima, particularly in Ultima II). Isn't the Forgotten Realms already really big? Doesn't it already have something for everyone? Why compound that with time portals and gates to other worlds... ?! BTW: Forgotten Realms is in my top three...

You bring up an excellent point. My group is pretty much like yours. While I may be willing to buy all three of the core books again, most of the players in my group are not. I guess they don't have as much a passion or an inquiring mind for roleplaying games as I do. Heck, most of the players...

But using an apostrophe for DM'ing is okay, huh?

Oh, that's what he is! I thought he was some kind of human Chita pet, with straw-like plant growth coming out of his head. Duh. :o

Not so new, but not yet a jaded veteran. I'm also pretty thick-skinned and, like yourself, a smart a**. :p