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Initiative Cards and Pre-rolled Initiatives I use initiative cards (like most people now do) and I have the players pre-roll initiatives. I have them roll a number of initiatives (10 to 20) before we start an adventure and I log them in random order. Between encounters, while the players are...

Heck Yes, Greyhawk! I would definitely like the Adventure Path adventures (and most Dungeon adventures) to be set in Greyhawk. It's supposedly the "core" setting and enough people know the basics of Greyhawk to be able to adapot the adventures to their own settings if need be.

Salt & Sea Dogs Kenzer & Company just released Salt & Sea Dogs: The Pirates of Tellene. It's pretty awesome and 3.5 compatible. It and The Seafarer's Handbook would be my choices.

Try Kalamar Kalamar sounds like the setting you're describing. It's very realistic and "traditional" with a lot of room for DMs to add their own flavor. Kalamar is getting a lot of support and only seems to be getting better. Not to mention, there's a thread on the boards where Mark Plemmons...

Black & White Dungeon It seems to me that the reason behind putting Polyhedron into Dungeon in the first place was production costs. This seems to be an issue now that Dungeon is a full-color, highly graphic format. I work in the print industry and I know how budget-breaking this format can...

Try Kalamar Hey Irda Ranger, I'm a long-time Greyhawker (at least 18 years) but after seeing how the setting was being treated, I switched to Kalamar. The setting is extremely open and has a classic "Greyhawk" feel. You can run a campaign just from the setting book (which is still in print)...

It sounds like the setting you're looking for is Kalamar for a lot of different reasons. Check out this thread talking about just this subjuect. http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=35599 If you're still interested in Kalamar, check out www.kenzerco.com for more info and try...

I give NO extra XP for roleplaying, writing backgrounds, drawing PC portraits, bringing snacks, showing up for sessions, brilliant ideas, or anything else. I give XP for exactly what challenges the PCs overcome. However, I use a system called Player Experience Points that awards the players for...

I choose Kalamar I dropped an 18-20 year Greyhawk campaign to start Kalamar for a number of reasons. I tried several 2E settings (Dark Sun, Ravenloft, Planescape, etc.) but I always came back to the classic fantasy setting. The main reason I didn't choose Scarred Lands or one of the other...

I seem to remember a rule in 1st and 2nd edition that gave evil clerics the ability to turn paladins. Did that rule get pulled from 3E or am I just missing it?

I've heard many people complain that 3E advances PCs too quickly (me being one of them). Most of those complaining give XP to PCs for things the players do (like like I did). After thinking about it for a long time I can't really agree with it. I mean, why does Kharlak the wizard gain skills or...

I think d20 Modern would work perfectly for a mecha game. I sat in on the d20 Modern seminar at GenCon and I'm basically sold on it. With the right setting/add-on rules d20 Modern shoould be able to handle just about any genre. From what the WotC crew said in the seminar, there are more than...

I use Kalamar but it always seems that Kalamar gets the shaft on these boards for some reason (like constantly being left off of polls). OXXOXXO, Rob

Good question I'm a regular over at the kalamar boards and I'll do my best to get you the answers. I agree that it's hard to figue out which constellations match the descriptions. They should've numbered them or something. You have no idea how much I'm looking forward to the Kalamar Atlas...

I try to be as realistic as possible (for a fantasy roleplaying game). Common sense and the laws of nature come first when making rules decisions. In my games, when a character gets a new magic item, spell, or even some mundane gear there's definitely a "trial period" where the character has to...

Here's my sheet Here's the character sheet we use in our group. It's a lot like the WotC sheet but a little more open and streamlined. Tell me what you think. XOOOXXO, Rob

Try a maximized and empowered endurance spell...just kidding (although endurance is a good choice). XOOXXO, Rob

I use a variant Tumble rule that just uses the character's Tumble ranks as an AC bonus. I don't have the tumbler and the opponent make opposed rolls to see if the opponent gets an AoO, the opponent always has the option and decides whether to take it or not. This option really makes rogues (or...

Actually, Murphy's Oil Soap has saved my mat a few times. That stuff will take the boils off of a leper's butt. I use it to clean my white art table after airbrushing, painting, etc and it never has harmed the finish on anything I've used it on. This is an unsolicited testimony

One of the options for handling vorpal weapons (for those that don't like the instant kill aspect) is to douple the crit multiplier for the weapon. It makes the weapon VERY formidable yet does not deliver an instant kill with no saving throw. This option basically means that a +2 vorpal...