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Bluff to feign death. Attack the PCs mounts / transport, and then flee on your own. Run around corner, hide. (Generally best after a couple rounds running start.) Hold back reinforcements to engage the PCs as you flee... or kill / hold hostage unconscious PCs if they party gives chase. Snipe...

Wow. What a fascinating, excellent thread. Thanks folks. I feel a bit more inspired for my own game than I did before reading this. Thanks again. . . . . . . . -- Eric

not quite sure how this double posted, sorry

I decided against it for my campaign, but when I was looking at it, the progression I was considering was hit / crit / coup-de-grace. . . . . . . . -- Eric

Re: Baited Breath Bearing in mind that this is amatuer fiction, I must say that I have actually been quite impressed with the quality of the writing on this forum. Admittedly, the stories are often transcripts of peoples games, but I have found nearly all of them more interesting that the...

Re: Baited Breath Bearing in mind that this is amatuer fiction, I must say that I have actually been quite impressed with the quality of the writing on this forum. Admittedly, the stories are often transcripts of peoples games, but I have found nearly all of them more interesting that the...

Not to be contrary, but just to offer some advice based on my experience, I've always found it easier to play multiple PCs (and have them feel like multiple PCs) the more different they are from each other. So, with that in mind, how about the grizzled dwarven warrior and the genteel elven...

Hey, Vaxalon, if you're going to correct someone's grammar, shouldn't you make sure you've got it right yourself first? ;) http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=migrate "Usage Note: [...] Emigrate describes the move relative to the point of departure: After the Nazis came to power in Germany...

I'm interested in hearing more about it. How far along are you? What's your play style? Levels? I'm in North Houston, so it's a bit of a drive, but not too bad. Feel free to E-Mail me if you prefer. . . . . . . . -- Eric

My campaign is set in silly putty. Extremely flexible, but hard to pull apart, and the PCs tend to leave impressions in it. . . . . . . . -- Eric

I've had a share of horror stories both within the RPGA and outside of it. I've been in extremely bad RPGA Classic modules, and terrible RPGA Living Greyhawk / Living City modules. On the other hand, I've been in some real gems. My experience with other games is exactly the same. I've played...

Just to offer the other end of the spectruim from ForceUser, I didn't vote in the poll because I'm not sure if what my group does qualifies as cheating. You see, I fudge die rolls as the DM, on the assumption that doing so is an attempt to improve the story. My players get the same benefit of...

Sure, glad to. Just bear in mind (in case I haven't clarified this enough): this is not something in writing. It's just what we generally agree about in my group. Fudging: permitted in moderation. Expected to prevent senseless or story-killing results. Expected to be as seamless and...

Re: Open rolling should not be a problem For the record, you're reading more formality there than I intended. I've never made my players sign anything; our contract is more informal. If you prefer, substitute "the gentlemen's agreement governing what's acceptable in my game". I think the...

But of course! I posted it publicly! Still, awful nice of you to ask anyway. . . . . . . . -- Eric PS -- Another idea that worked very well in my game: have the PCs "meet" their new magic items in the spirit world. The items have minor spirits with animal intelligence. If the animals...

Thanks guys. I had a really long day, and hearing that y'all liked my idea made for an almost immediate change of mood now that I'm hope. Thanks, I appreciate it. :cool: . . . . . . . -- Eric

Some random thoughts: I have no problem with and no interest in BoVD. I will be voting with my dollars. On the other hand, I have no problem with people trying to convince me which way to use that dollar vote. Informed democracy, and all that. Generally, I find people who are reasonable...

I'm quite a bit more flexible. There are two styles that seem pretty common for both GMs and players; on rec.games.frp.advocacy they are known as "Develop at Start" and "Develop in Play". Some people like to have lots of information up front, and play to a specific character idea. Others like...

When in doubt, add an adventure hook. Start calling them "Mormo's Undoing". Suddenly all of the titanspawn want to take them down a peg, the good / beneficent gods want to make them a symbol of resistance to the titans, and the evil / jealous gods want to make sure they don't steal credit for...

I just posted some brainstorming on a possible character idea in the Rogues Gallery forum. Feedback would be appreciated. Here's the link. . . . . . . . -- Eric