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I thought there were a bunch of ethereal demons hanging around the ToH to reset all the traps if they were left alone. Have I got my deathtrap dungeons mixed up?

I'd be interested in a thread that dissected the ToH on a room by room basis, parsing the clues the module gives out and analyzing how a party might work their through it. Hell, if nobody else does it first, I'll start one when I get home this evening.

I'm curious about the same thing. Several years ago, I sat down with the module and a plan to map out what clues it provides the PC's and how helpful those clues might really be. I gave up pretty quickly. I'll freely admit that puzzles and riddles aren't my thing when I'm a player. But I'm...

Depends on the Edition. In 2E, the average Joe in my campaign would be 0th level. Town guards are probably 1st level fighters led by 3rd level lieutenants and maybe 5th level captains. In 3.X, I used the demographics in the DMG, 90% or more of the people in the world are commoners, and most...

Favorite: Dwarf. Whiskey drinking, axe toting goblin killers who solve their problems through the stubborn application of force. Also grudges. What's not to like? Least Favorite: Elf. They screw trees. Gnomes with Badgers? Meh. Gnomes with Wrenches? Yay!

In my experience, players are interested in the things that impact their PC's. If you want them to care about an NPC, make that NPC an ally or an enemy, and don't be subtle about it. If you want them to care about a place, give them in-game connections to that place, make it the home of...

EvilDM will email you the results. Have the players put your email address in the box captioned "E-mail the results to".

I don't think its downloadable, but I use this one: EvilDM Dice Server: Roll Dice

I gotta agree. I saw the OP on RPG.net yesterday, and it looked like a Troll/Hoax to me. I can't say why, except that the tone is off. The story felt too convenient.

I also like WBL guidelines. I started DM'ing in 1989 when 2nd Edition came out. I recall hearing lots and lots of warnings about the evils of the Monty Haul campaign, but receiving very little guidance about how much magic was too much. Having that guidance in the 3.0 DMG was a welcome...

The Dundjinni forums are your friends! Dundjinni Mapping Software - Forums: Chandelier Dundjinni Mapping Software - Forums: Crystal Chandelier Thing There is also a chandelier in one of the Campaign Cartographer token packs, but I can't recall which one at the moment.

What do these ordinary worshipers do? What kind of daily lives do they lead and what kind of civilization do they inhabit? What kind of government? How common is space travel for these people? These factors will influence their religion. If space travel is relatively rare, something only a...

If you put an NPC in the same room with the PC's, be prepared for that NPC to die. If the NPC is a villain with an escape plan, assume the PC's will thwart that plan. If the NPC is an unstoppable villain, assume the PC's will stop him. If the NPC is a kindly innkeeper who means no harm to...

1. Don't get too drunk. 2. Make the players pay for the pizza.

Dork: a verb that means, "to lose one's turn by taking too long to act." A player who dithers around when his turn comes up risks "dorking." A DM who wants to move the game along instructs slow-moving players to "move or dork." The term comes from the Dork Ring, a magic item from the original...

Whatever else you want to say about it, "Fell Taint" isn't a compound word.

Young children run through the streets playing with wooden swords. A dog steals link sausages from a street vendor. A group of mercenaries is resting at the inn between jobs. A very pregnant woman struggles to carry a large basket of eggs to the market.

I'm interested in homebrewing some diseases. Is there any formula for setting the Endurance DC's by level?

Almost certainly not. I DM almost exclusively, so I wouldn't really need it. When I want PC info, I get it from the compendium.

My current campaign is a kitbashed version of the Isle of Dread. There's a fair amount of hexcrawling, and random encounters are part of the game. I use a nested set of encounter charts. This is (more or less) the first one: There is 2 in 6 chance of an encounter for every Hex the PC's...