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This reminds me of the DM that taught me how to roleplay, that was in the '01 or '02... He had been playing for about 15 years before this, but he still had a really bad attitude problem. But I love roleplaying, so I always tolerated him, even though he is totally impossible person. Later on I...

I have a massive Fumble chart (charts actually) that I've done, tweaked and re-tweaked several times and my players have enjoyed it, because there are so many options that they are pretty much alwats surprised when I roll a result and the same result rarely comes up twice. My table takes into...

Life is never perfect. So you two love each other, but you have an issue with roleplaying? Of course it would be better for her to accept you as who you are, but generally couples always have some small issue. If this is the only problem you have, I think it's an acceptable difference of an...

I'm not schooled in economics at all, but... Supply and demand. Magical items are very expensive, most of them. Let's look at longsword +1... It costs 2315 gp's. It means something like knights full gear and a horse. If you go to a large city and try to sell it, why anyone would buy it? And why...

I go strictly by the book myself too, in 3.5. I'm happy to say that my PC's level up pretty much in the expected speed. Every 4th or 5th session they gain a level. Unfortunately some rare sessions are spent simply chatting with NPC's. When they gain a level, they have to have a decent good...

This is something that I feel divide older generation players and new generation players a lot. I think mostly people hate the idea. I admit that I'm kind of hard-a$$ DM. That being said, I do make buying and selling magical items as hard as humanly possible for players. My view is that even...

Fighter. No comparison.

I didn't find anything in the board rules forbidding me to ask this kind of question. I'm sorry. I asked this question because I wanted advice. Sometimes when you're a DM, advice is much appreciated. What does it matter what setting is this? I can tell you that it's a very typical setting. I...

My players drank some magical thalidomide, which caused their arms to shrink to halfling size (they're humans). What magic cures this? I hope there is some low-level spell that can fix this? Renegeration doesn't seem logical... The limbs are "healthy", they are just tiny.

Some time ago I had a brainstorm: To have an RPG game with only vague rules (most of them for my eyes only) and the only real rule is "GM's discretion". One of the many reasons for this is the general ineptitude of my players to play by any sort of rules. Also the fact that I HATE spending time...

I like alignments, but only to a certain point. I feel that when player chooses an alignment, I get a good general idea what kind adventures to create and what to expect. In a system where player describes the personality, things work much, much worse. First of all players tend to get...

Well I was more like thinking 1 vs. 1-combat or giant vs. humanoid-combat where both combatants are aware of each other as you can see from my video. If you want to take in account multiple opponents, quadrupeds and other physical qualities, things change dramatically. My point was really to...

Fighters are my favs, because you get the most flavor out of them. At least appearance-wise! You can make mêlée or ranged fighter, lightly armored or heavily armored, choose from many different weapons and most importantly any background goes! Any place from the sewers of a big city to the...

There is a big difference between a big guy and a giant. At certain point it really does get (almost) impossible, just as Hussar mentioned about a halfling dagger and a huge opponent. If your opponent is one foot taller school bully, closing in and finishing the fight quickly is most likely the...

One thing that bothers me are the size-differences... Being a giant is just more than having a reach, having a bit more hp and that's about it. Facing a giant is disheartening stuff really and you really have to move around to lot to do it. In my opinion there has to something really special...

You hire a 1st-level Fighter for several long adventures but he gains no XP? It must REALLY suck to be a hireling :-( "I am the veteran of Battles of A and B, mercenary through and through!" "So I guess you're a pretty good fighter then?" "Uhhh... Yeah... Sure... Look, I'd like to get a share...

Yes I completely agree with you in this case. However in this case the sorcerer just comes back again and again to try assassinate the PC's. She does nothing else or extra. So I have two choices: 1. Players get XP for her just because they survived. They can get the full XP for her several...

And soon they will face her again. This time the sorcerer will be much more prepared and deadly. Will they have XP again for defeating her the second time too? In my mind you have to overcome the challenge somehow. If the problem is only delayed and not solved, no XP.

Hmmm, so there is no easy answer? And I do take my words back, the sorcerer was harmed because her familiar was killed (and very much so) :) Any idea of how much XP 5th-level sorcerer's familiar is worth? So it is included in the masters CR... But what if the master "wins" and familiar "loses"...

I've always thought that every single creature - even a simple frog - has an XP value. But now that my players defeated the hawk-familiar of a 5th-level sorcerer (who escaped unharmed) I find myself unable to determine exact XP. And since XP is the element that "drives the game" I'd like to get...