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By the way, I neglected to mention this yesterday, but the D&D game I have prepared was intended as a simple intro for new players (my co-workers). I'd be happy to run it for anyone looking for an intro game. I should probably mention that the pregens are pretty simple, and not the experienced...

In general principle, I don't disagree with the people suggesting letting the PCs work things out for themselves. However, bear in mind that Dunjin said this was "everyone's first campaign." New players often have enough on their hands learning the rules, and tend to start off a bit more...

Er, yes, so Dunjin, if you're concerned about following the text by the book, you probably shouldn't take my suggestion. Didn't mean to be misleading, there. As for myself, I may have to adopt Psion's signature about gaming philosophy. . . . . . . . -- Eric

I will be there; 4-day badge, but my Sunday flight leaves in the morning. :( I haven't signed up for any events yet, so I'll just be playing things by ear when I'm not running Spycraft stuff for AEG. If anyone wants to play something, I'll try to bring a couple scenarios for pick-up games (I...

Aid Another works normally for skills. Masterwork reduces the Armor Check Penalty by 1 point. (2 total, for plate & shield both being masterwork.) Remember that magic armor is automatically masterwork. For even better improvements, there is mithril armor, but that's pretty expensive on heavy...

Sounds interesting, Wil. On the same theme, I've always liked the Pointman ability from Spycraft to "lead" the entire party for one skill check. Perhaps Dunjin could give similar abilities to his PCs through a magic item or something similar. (Basically, it is the ability to make a skill...

Well, there's always the old classics. Appeal to his conscience. Make him feel betrayed by his employer, so that he has incentive to return the favor. Intimidate him with the (lawful) consequences of his actions (the authorities are likely to have to take pretty extreme measures to confine a...

A couple more possibilities: In campaigns where Elves and Dwarves have cities and nations which interact and trade with the human cultures, Gnomes can fill the role of the reclusive, hidden civilization which has esoteric and mysterious arcane knowledge. They live in wilderness and protect...

suzi: I'm still willing to take one of those two morning slots, I just don't yet have a consensus on what I should run. I'll probably just pick something if there's no clear winner by December 15th. So far, the votes are: Teenagers from Outer Space: 1 7th Sea: 0.5 D&D3: 0.5 Earthdawn: 0.5...

One take on the question: BEG was a paladin; until his death, BEG served the light in all aspects of his life. When BEG died, and became an angel, his spirit remained concerned for the mortal world, and he frequently went back to oversee the deeds of men, and to revel in the good that his...

I've got to disagree there. Generally, when I bother with symbols, it serves a theme. I build my symbols to suit the theme, by repetition and association, and the symbols I use may very well change between games, even if they are set in the same "world". . . . . . . . -- Eric

Gaseous form. 3rd level spell. Use as many higher level slots as needed to prepare it 11 times. Extend it if you can. Go out their ventilation system. Invisibility, fly, gust of wind, mage armor in any remaining slots to speed up the escape and keep from being too vulnerable to their elites...

Thanks. I was looking for it in the 3.5 SRD, but didn't see it there. (I haven't upgraded to 3.5 yet.) My mistake. . . . . . . . -- Eric

It used to cost an awful lot of gold in 3rd edition to scribe new spells into a wizard's spell book. This seems to have been removed in 3.5. This was, IIRC, part of the balancing features of the wizard against the sorcerer. . . . . . . . -- Eric

Lasagna is generally an impressive meal that you could prepare for her as a (L-O) vegetarian dish. Not exactly low carb, 'though. There are lots of really nice, impressive seafood pasta dishes. Perhaps a nice garlic bread to go with? Learn to make a good Thai peanut sauce. Several dishes go...

After playing in a campaign for about 5 sessions now, my impressions are: + Looking things up is a pain. I find myself constantly flipping between books (UA or D20 Modern) for the info I want. I should really start recording page numbers next to abilities / feats. + Melee combat dominates...

Well, no new inspirations so far, I'm afraid. As far as the look-alike, I was talking about someone who looks enough like one of the PCs to be mistaken for him. Mis-delivered messages, items, kidnapping the wrong person, and other such confusion seem to be frequently used in episodic shows of...

I certainly agree that you could make the spirit work if it was brilliant. My concern was that this would limit the episodic situations you could put the PCs in. If it's smart, and you put it in a port controlled by powerful evil forces, the PCs are probably dead. OTOH, if you make it more...

First, bear in mind that some of the repeating NPCs can be people that they take with them on the ship. This won't work for EEVIL types, but a variety of people who occasionally get the PCs in trouble or embroiled in local plots might be do-able. While travelling the planes sounds like an...

I'm a little surprised that the number of people signed up isn't higher. I wonder if a lot of people are holding off on signing up because of the amount of time left, or what... Regardless, d20books, if you don't manage to get enough people to run the game, I'd be happy to fill the Cleric...