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A cursed magic item that forces the good druid to stay trapped in one of his animal forms; let's use bear form as an example. Then have the evil druid have the local bears attack local townsfolk. When the locals come back to hunt the dangeorous animals, the evil druid releases the good druid...

I rarely map out more than I need to keep the players engaged. It's more fun for me as a DM to make the terrain as I go. The players will know in which direction certain famous landmarks exist, but little else. Keep it simple. As the PCs gain levels, and access to traveling spells, I have...

too cool not to *bump*

Woohoo! Vote for me! Played my first game in '79 (skipping late 2nd edition), and rejoined with 3E. That's a lot of dice rolling! I've experienced everything from vorpal kittys, to orc and pie. I saw the dawn of Greyhawk, and the crafting of the Forgotten Realms. I witnessed the birth of...

Bad druid tortures good druid. I'd begin with a swarm of fire ants. Bite, bite. Munch, munch. Look at all the pretty scars all over his flesh. Then move on to some bees, but not enough to kill him. You only want him to swell up a bit til he looks like he's gained 40 lbs of baby fat...

An amulet of health is invaluable to those with low HP. It will raise the constitution stat, thus, increasing HP per level. If your cleric hasn't left the group yet, he might be willing to make amulets in return for some other valuable party treasure item. If somebody in the group is very...

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Use a ring of infravision. :D Or if you wanna be cheap and not let the party get that item, have a familiar give the BBEG infravision. :D :D :D

Perhaps your exposure to gamers is more limited than you think.

Eating at the gaming table really depends upon how hungry I am, but I try to eat "real" food either before or after the game, which limits my urge to snack. Of course, some days I might miss a meal, which means ordering a pizza. I find that if I'm really absorbed into the game I won't have...

in vinum veritas - there is truth in wine. :D

If you want to look at the WotC cover art, just visit their website. It's not like WotC will not remind you of what their next products are going to be. I don't think cover pics of WotC products are all that essential to a good front page for ENWorld. There are dozens of sites that are...

Personally, I think cyberstreet is the problem. Whenever EN World is down, the rest of the internet is just fine for me. It's become quite the regular trend. I think ENWorld needs to move to a new host, far, far away from cyberstreet (virtually speaking).

People are too attached to the novels. Tell your players that you are ONLY taking the basics of the DL world, and leave the novel specific characters and timeline behind. There is no reason why a DL campaign has to include everything from the novels. Including everything from the novels is a...

The DM should certainly do his part to make sure the PCs have an idea what they're up against. Use NPCs, wise men, rumors, grandfather's tales, or other anecdotal information to help the PCs know when they are dealing with something powerful, or possibly out of their league. If there is a...

I recommend epoxy putty over super glue for attaching bases to figs. The reason being that even when using super glue, the gaps need to be filled before any base material can be applied. You can avoid the two-step process by simply using putty in the first place. A hobby CA glue is...

This could do a lot with speeding up play as well. I, myself, have no problem with how your DM wants to do things, because the best way to learn is to make the mistakes yourself. During combat, each player should be under pressure to act effectively. Nobody should be telling another player...

Yeah, but once the storm is over you can actually try to enjoy the game. :) If you took a secret vote, would everybody else vote him off the island? Don't make the group suffer because one person always wants to disrupt the game.

It's not the spell that's evil, it's the way you use it. Having said that, you effectively turned the two warriors into bodyguards. The key being that you had them, "protect" you. When you dominated the paladin, it was both a lawful, and a good act. Why? Because you prevented an unnecessary...

I take it this wasn't meant to be an evil campaign? I know of two players who are more interested in PvP and general backstabbing behavior, rather than any potential plot hooks the DM might have developed. They are always looking for somebody else to game with them. Go figure. If you think...