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I'm in the same boat. Even so, if people are arguing over whether or not 5e is using PS content, who cares? It's been like 40 years since D&D has been around. You can't possibly only use the core that existed from the very beginning. It's going to morph as the game gets older and other settings...

I would love that. I hated getting just a Manual of the Planes & Planar Handbook in 3rd edition. What you seem to keep ignoring is the fact that a ton of what you refer to as being "PS compatible" or "PS specific material" did not originate from the Planescape setting. A ton of the cosmology...

I hate it when other settings try to push their lore into my Planescape game. I don't care if you love the Tauren from World of Warcraft. I'm not allowing them in my Planescape game, dangit. You Warforged can stay out too. Luckily I don't feel beholden to any fluff or crunch. I can pick and...

I've never been questioned about fudging dice. Maybe I'm good at not being obvious about it? I don't know how my players feel about it. I've never had a conversation about it with any player during my time. Nobody seems to mind what I'm doing, so I guess they don't care. I'm not sure about...

If you want to "provide" the chance for story resolution but you don't want to step on any toes, then do it in a way where you are giving the player the chance to decide, "I can either summon what I want to win a fight, or summon this mysterious being to find out what is going on and possibly...

I game because all of the money that I spent on gaming books, dice, & miniatures would be wasted if I didn't.

All magic is affected on the Outlands. Spell-like abilities are annulled the same way that normal spells are (per spell level) depending on the ring you're in. Even Supernatural abilities are annulled (within the 5th ring I believe). Divine powers, poison, Psionics, astral travel, and Positive...

As a player, how often do you enjoy random encounters while traveling to your destination? You may think I'm asking about your real-life commute to your gaming location, but I'm actually referring to your PC adventuring in-game. Regardless of how long the trip takes a PC, about how many random...

I don't make a big deal about rolling in the open or hiding behind a screen. Either way is perfectly fine to me and both have their pros/cons. I'm just not a fan of rolling in the open simply because I don't trust myself to always be accurate in my encounter designs. Rolling behind a screen...

I'm in the boat that says the DM can cheat, but he still has to be fair when he's cheating. Do you have any specific examples of a moment that you cheated that may have been noticeable to these players? I would like to hear it before being critical about your "cheating". Like others said, if a...

That's really cool of Fat Dragon Games. Are you going to return the favor and give their Kickstarter supporters a free Kraken? :p

I'm looking for 3.5e conversions of these spells or a 3.5e version of these spells that may go by a different name. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Wormwork Wormwork 3rd level Wizard Spell (Conjuration/Summoning) Range: 100 yds Components: V, S, M Duration: Special Casting Time: 3 Area...

It's really not all that much extra work to use tokens & minis. You are moving a character twice. But if the players help, there is no extra time or work involved at all. I have two laptops (mine for DMing and 1 for the players) that are connected via the LAN server to my Maptool campaign. I...

Ah, the DC 10 Handle Animal to get it to perform a trick is part of what I was wanting to know. That's what I was overlooking. Thanks.

My plexiglass sits maybe 1/4 " above the TV screen. There is not enough distortion that has caused me issues. I don't notice any really. Although I still use Maptool tokens and we move both the token & the miniature. So maybe the token under the mini helps take away from any distortion. We use...

I opted to play it safe. It is an LCD TV and I figure that it can't be good for the heat to just stay in the tv like that. There are vents built in for a reason and I assume that if the heat floats to the top right under the screen, it will make the screen that much hotter. I actually went as...

Just so I'm clear (cause this is only my 2nd time pledging on Kickstarter), if I pledge X amount of dollars and the KS project ends without reaching all of the goals I hoped to achieve, I can get a refund on the amount I "over pledged" and just pay for the goals that were unlocked?

I built a stand out of pvc pipe and pvc pipe foam. I attached laptop fans to it that plug into the tv via USB cables. This helps keep it cool. I went to a plastics store and had them cut out a sheet of plexiglass to the size of my tv (the entire tv, not just the screen). I lay this flat on the...

I think that is because people are worried about pledging X amount of dollars towards a goal and then if that goal isn't met, they have to spend that money on other things that they may not have needed. Unless I misunderstand how Kickstarter works. With the Reaper Kickstarter, there was so much...

Do Warhorses that are not animal companions ever level up with the party? Also, if the owner is not riding it, but still wants it to attack in combat, does the owner need to make a DC 20 Handle Animal check each round or is that DC check only to train it to attack?