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In these types of situations I would only have the players roll to detect, and not "simulate" what the NPCs are doing. I consider this part of my story telling tools. At the same time, if the players have an extremely high perception, or the sneaking character isn't particularly adept at...

As each of the group passes through the doorway, you feel a strange resistance. The air seems to thicken like syrup, slowing your passage through the door. But then, as your feet step through to the other side, the resistance is gone. As Svexyn passes through the doorway and sets foot inside the...

The heavy door rolls into the recess with relative ease. From the way such a heavy stone rolls so effortlessly, you suspect you are being mechanically aided in some way. You do not get the blast of stale air you’d expect if this place had been sealed for 80 years. The warm air smells slightly of...

The door’s gear construction appears to be more then just for ascetics. It is set into a grooved track in the stone floor. The door itself is hewn from a single piece of stone and is reinforced with steel. As Svexyn runs his over the surface of the door. As his finger tips contact the stone, a...

I honestly believe the best thing for newbies is something really vanilla fantasy LoTR style that they can really grasp and sink their teeth into. Anything thats a little bit out there can be a bit much for people to really get into when they're also trying to figure out what this role playing...

Do they go lawful good or lawful evil? Do they support a tyrant who is legally lord of the land by right of birth? Or do they deam the tyrant has violated their mandate from heaven to rule the people with a fair and even hand and see it as their duty to depose them and fine a worthy heir?

The room contains the short hall to the stairway back the way you came, and the gear shaped door just beyond the planter and tree.

The hops blossom feels warm in Valinaan’s hand. Despite it being made of metal, it has an oddly organic feel. Each of the petals in the conelike structure is formed from delicate gold leaf. Individually, they would easily flake easily from the cone. However, packed tightly as they, it forms a...

Hey guys, I decided to take a stab at GMing my first PbP game about 6 months ago. There were a few stumbles, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. If you are interested, I am GM of The Shackled City - Golarion, the first Paizo AP published in Dungeon magazine, re-skinned for Pathfinder's...

Making our enemy believe our force is larger then it actually is...A classic outlaw gambit Lady Arcata. Greggory's wry grin stretches his scars unpleasantly. Perhaps you should be raiding caravan's and dodging Kingsmen rather then holding down some meaningless keep for an uncaring empire.

Greggory nods to Comoray. The loss of this many of their number will throw them off guard. Best to press our advantage while we have it. However, I'm not sure how is best to proceed. Guile and trickery have gotten us this far....but there is still a large number entrenched in the fortress. As we...

The tree accepts Valinaan’s gift, again rapidly growing in response. The earth at the base of the tree pulses rhythmically. A golden vine made of twisted wire climbs up the trunk of the tree. Several small buds form along the vine which, instead of busting open like previous flowers, swell up to...

As Nia and Marcus place their tokens, the tree again shudders with life. More silvery leaves spring forth with new life. Two new buds form on their respective branches. Nia’s bud twists and elongates until it is nearly 6 inches long. Suddenly it bursts open revealing the burnished copper...

As Caytis places the ornament upon one of the branches of the tree, it begins to writhe and shift with growth. Small, silvery leaves burst from the the branch. A small bud forms at the end of one of the branches. As it grows larger it begins to softly with a pale green light. Small, square...

I was thinking something that reflected your past or skills...maybe a fragment of your spellbook? (paper folding?) Or perhaps a fragment of your armor....although on second thought, perhaps the other item crafted of your tunic meets that requirement...hmm...I might retcon that failure if you...

Caytis hangs his coin upon the tree and bites his lip expectantly. Unfortunately, his efforts seem to go unrewarded...as nothing appears to happen. A society built by artists, sages, and craftsmen, does not necessarily value currency...but rather what each member of the commune can contribute...

The cavernous hall leaves little room to hide. The groups light sources play a variety of dancing shadows across the painted walls. The various cast off items create an army of phantom creatures that dissolve when directly faced with your light. However, you believe that you are alone.

The party adjusted their gear and prepared themselves, each in their own way, to delve below the city. Each one had heard tales of monsters, the very stuff of nightmares, that live in ancient caverns below the earth. The gnomes foreboding tale of an abandoned city of lost magic only adds to...

A quick glance over the kitchen does indeed reveal a sack of flour.

The passage is wide enough for two people to comfortably pass abreast, and extends up approximately 8 feet. A polearm is going to be fairly unwieldy in the stairwell as it delves into the earth. A blade or spear would be much more effective