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There was one time that I played two characters at once, but that was only because I was bringing in a new character and the the old character hadn't been phased out yet. It was great fun roleplaying the conversation between the two, though. :) These days, the only time I play more than one...

See? You don't have to be 9th level to sit a throne anymore. Smell flowers? Thank an elf. What did the wizard get from the toliet seat? Staph of the Magi.

I'm currently reading a book called Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb which is essentially what you're talking about. In it, a kingdom loses all of its coastal territory in a war, so it expands east into plains inhabited by nomadic tribes who practice magic. There are guns, but so far there have...

Count your blessings. At least they're books. They could be one giant three-ring binder with packs of monster pages coming out periodically. *shudders at the memory*

For dungeon, get a white t-shirt and draw a dungeon map on it. :)

I voted "other/third-party setting," and that setting is Iron Kingdoms by Privateer Press. It is so far removed from D&D that it is almost a game unto itself, which is a refreshing change of pace for someone like me who's played nothing but D&D since 3.0 came out. Greyhawk and FR seem like two...

A holy warrior that is bound to a specific god is called a cleric. Paladins are champions of the weak, defenders of the oppressed, and the enemies of evil everywhere. That is a philosophy, and their strength comes from a combination of their conviction (which is why a paladin's code is so much...

-Have someone cast Awaken on the mount. -Take the Leadership feat and make it your cohort. -Give the mount class levels in fighter. -Equip your new friend with Magical barding, Horseshoes of Speed, Legbands of Protection, etc.

Oh, and I also turned the Mournland from that same setting into a kingdom of free-willed undead like the Forsaken from World of Warcraft. :)

In my last (Eberron) campaign, I ran an adventure based loosely on The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft. The PCs joined an expedition to the Frostfell in search of a famous lost ship, and along the way discovered what the ship was really looking for--an ancient civilization of advanced...

Man, that was classic! I just wish I had enough time to forward it to my players before tonight's game!

In the campaign before last, there were no psionics in the modern day. They were the purview of the First Ones, the first sentient race created by God. Like any good progentior race, the First Ones made a comeback later on in the campaign, and when they unleashed their psionic powers, the...

I can't seem to load more the 25%-30% of the page, and that's after a few minutes. And I know others can access the forums, because people have been replying to one of my posts! Quite frustrating.

Another idea I had was to run dungeons abstractly. Rather than describe each individual corridor and room (many of which wind up empty anyways), why not focus on the rooms that have content in them and leave the rest to extrapolation? Example: "You spend the next few hours exploring the...

One storytelling trick I've used to great effect is something I call the "Quantum Leap"--always leave the session on a cliffhanger. It will leave the players enthusiastic about the next session, and it will cut down on most of the chatter time prior to the actual start of the session (since...

Agreed on all counts, although I wouldn't necessarily call the defense of the village atonement as much as just another one of the paladin's responsibilities.

It increased my vocabulary, gave me an interest in history (mostly ancient European history), stimulated my reading skills, introduced me to pretty much all of my friends from middle school on to adulthood, kept my imagination engaged, gave me subject matter to draw, and provided an escape from...

I ran my first game around 1983-1984. Red box D&D. My parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins were the players. I ran Palace of the Silver Princess for them. As for how I learned, I just read the book and followed directions. Self taught. And I'm still learning to this day.

I don't go out of my way to kill them, but I don't go out of my way not to kill them either. Most of the time I let the dice fall where they may, especially at higher levels when resurrection magic is available. Now, if it's something stupid like rolling a 1 while trying to jump across a...