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There should be no looking up of rules during the combat. A player either knows their abilities or they don't. All my players understand this. They are expected to come prepared and know what their PC's abilities are. Spellcasters write down their spells on index cards. Fighters have all of...

Be careful with your reasoning. While bullying is never something that should be tolerated, the person being bullied (or who perceives they are being bullied) has an obligation to report the behavior. As someone who works closely with my company's HR department, I can tell you HR directors are...

I'd think Chick would be working with the defense to argue that D&D is what actually caused his delusions.

A co-worker cared enough to forward me the link, because he knows I play.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ct/20061025/cr_ct/dungeonsdragonsplayertriedformurderafterkillingcoworkerwithhomemadesword Just saw this today. Be prepared to defend yourself and your hobby from every wacko who decided D&D is going to turn you into a homicidal creep.

There was no poll posted due to lack of entries. :( Apparently ENWorld members are very shy about such things...or they were mad that we wouldn't accept their more...eh hem..naught pix.

Why not just lower ad rates? You know, if it is getting difficult to generate ad revenues, why not just lower the rates or offer special rates for smaller publishers? I'm sure there are plenty of publishers who would love to advertise in dragon, but can't justify the costs. Perhaps examining...

I was gonna edit my post to correct the typo, but perhaps the Freudian slip is more accurate. :cool:

This is kind of what I got out of it as well. Before I can set a DC for a check, I want to know how the player intends to go about the situation. If a player is trying to get pass a bouncer at a bar, I ask them how they are going to go about it. I can't tell them what to roll until I know...

I think the comments by Josh Frost pretty much admit that it was a paid spot. In which case, it should have been noted as a "preview" not a "review." In the publishing world, these are two different things. A Preview is a marketing tool, a review is a (hopefully) objective look at the pros...

In my games, they do. If you are wearing a bright orange parka and trying to sneak through the forest, I'm adding a bonus for the NPCs to spot you. If you are dressed like a beggar and expect an audience with the King, you are going to suffer penalties to diplomacy checks. While there is...

It depends on how magic is used in your world. A spellcaster can only cast a set number of spells per day. Crafting magical items consumes time, resources, and life force (XP). Therefore, in all likelihood such items would be extremely rare, not common. If I as a spellcaster have to chose...

Have you checked out the toy section in your local dollar store? I see bags of toy money and stuff all the time in mine. Yes, I LOVE dollar stores. You find the wackiest, useful stuff in them. Like this Noah's Ark fake ceramic set that was the perfect size for minis that I found.

We Have A Winner Congratulations to CAPTAIN HOWDY for posting the winning entry. Now all we have to do is get the folks from WoTC to talk with Jason's agent and see about getting this filmed! Captain Howdy will receive a free PDF copy of The Keep of Lord Mmorpgus.

Damnit all! I told them to work on the bag of holding first! *sigh* Nobody listens to me...

You obviously have never actually dealt with an 8 year old. Believe me, they are ALL psychotic and all very, very scary! :eek: Required viewing for your game research: Children of the Corn Lord of the Flies Village of the Damned Home Alone (I'll only make you suffer through the original...

The beauty of Ravenloft is you can run ravenloft without even telling the party you are running ravenloft. The nature of the plane of dread is that when people are pulled into it often what they experience is a darker version of their own world. I ran a New Year's Eve game once where all the...

The beauty of d20 is it is at it's heart a very, very simple game. Roll a d20, add bonuses, you are done. I have run games with my niece, who just turned 12. The only thing I did differently than my normal games was make sure the adults kept the "adult" talk to a minimum. I helped her come...

In reality, most of the time if the party is in an isolated village, gold coins have little value anyway. Small communities in the dark ages and middle ages typically worked on a barter system anyway. If you are a hundred miles from the nearest city, you don't want gold coins. You want food...

Anyone in the New Jersey, PA, New York area going to be attending Ubercon this weekend? I'm running a game, Night of the Zombie Kobolds! There's still one slot left. Come on by and say 'Hi!" or something. I'll have candy..........................................