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I recall an adventure a few years in Dungeon magazine that had a masquerade ball event where the characters had to impersonate a person of high class, gather information discreetly, and and blend in without being discovered as a fake. Charisma based skill checked were heavily employed. DM...

Agreed, this may be a tired topic. I do expect my new and younger player to latch on to easy tropes, archtypes, and stereotypes. However, everytime I see the comeliness representation of charisma in source materials, published adventures, or other materials, it causes my eyes to roll. At...

Appreciate the tongue in cheek. Certainly not advocating charisma over constitution unless it serves the character class mechanics or character story telling.

I like the phrase "until you open your mouth." :) The Comeliness score is an interesting aspect that shows up a couple of time on this thread. Comeliness would address the different facet of charisma that is often used as the overriding aspect. It parallels the use of constitution to parse...

There is a lot of that in the monster manual. Especially in the demons and devils where the charisma score tends to tie in with human sexuality. But the monster manual doesn't ignore the forceful presence or ability to influence others capacity of charisma also. Dragons have high charisma...

I think charisma is a horribly misunderstood ability score in the game. And I think that misunderstanding leads to flawed roll playing. I understand how the game mechanics compels many players to use Charisma as the dump stat. And I understand how the combat nature of D&D may encourage the...

How about modifying this graphic?

Attached is a sneak peak of the new style for the Spellcards. This time, in a horizontal/landscape format. Full bleed art option with variable intensity. Optional borders of a selectable magic script style. Several textures to chose from, also with variable intensity. Also, for the first time...

Player's Handbook Expansion

I use perception as an observational (all five senses) skill. This is why passive perception is an important number for the DM to keep track of. Investigation is a problem solving skill, and it must be deliberately executed to find solutions. Both could be roll played providing that the DM...

Finished the custom miniatures for the Snow Goon mob. I think I came close to the originals.

Getting back to the specific instance at hand, I would probably handle the situation like I handle all my character backgrounds. First, does the background make sense in your campaign world? This is a pretty gritty background, and despite the prevalence of evil in my game, child sex slaves...

This should be an interesting thread. I've have seen many players play opposite genders in my game and not once have I seen a player use the gender to deliberately play the gender poorly, but neither have I seen them play the gender with any genuine depth. I did have one player MANY years ago...

I often have siblings in the game group and the bickering is generally more intense and frequent with them than with other players. The same is true of my younger players. Thankfully, my married players haven't been prone to conflict, but that may be because their children are also playing or...