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When was your last TPK? Does a PC die in every (or almost every) fight? DM

Having everyone change their playing styles, along with changing the game, for the preferences of a single player, is absolutely crazy. Here is what happens after ForceUser changes everything to suit Bob: First, Bob realizes that the squeaky wheel gets the oil and acts extremely annoying...

In my games, PC's are always heroically struggling against evil. Not that they don't have flaws or don't get greedy over treasure sometimes, but they try to destroy evil, sve the girl, the village, the world, whatever. I don't care for heroes who are as much anti-hero at this point in my life...

I am not saying, "Stop being friends." I am saying, "Stop gaming with him." This "removes the situation." DM

I once played a session of a 3.0 D&D game where the first thing the DM did was drain everyone's Con by 1 point permanently, then take all of our equipment, give us a backpack full of rocks and send us out into the wilderness for 30 days. When I was down to 3 HP (1st level PC's) and my companion...

Allow me to rephrase my earlier advice: When people play the same game with vastly different expectations of how that game works, bad things happen. I have been there. I vented here and elsewhere. People repeatedly told me to boot the player. I responded with lofty things about friendship...

Simple answer: It just takes time. He is new and needs to get comfortable with it. Make sure everyone at the table leads by example and speaks to him in character often. If he replies with a, "My character says...," then stop him and say, please reply in character. Keep encouraging but...

I actually ruled it the same way. It is listed in the MM as "Petrification" effect and it is a CR 3 creature (IIRC), so I ruled that it was not "Flesh to Stone", but a similar, lower level "Petrification" ability at CL 3. So, the party Cleric was easily able to Break Enchantment. DM

Just to be the dissenting voice, let me relate something that I say often when training student leaders in my high school band program: If the leaders do not buy in to the basic philosophy of the band, the band will never truly be successful. I realized recently that this also applies to...

I also caulked over the spaces between the floor and baseboards, and where the flooring was not cleanly cut and installed. Don't get me started on crooked contractors. DM

I have also read this book and the author has another book out that also looks good. DM

My first group found me. They wanted to try this new "D&D" game that came out and were not the most avid readers anybody had ever met, so they came to me as someone who was considered a "gifted" reader in the elementary school we were attending. I was very suspicious at first, because these...

Well, the player that I was talking about who cheats on die rolls got his commeuppance last night. They party averages 8th-9th level and were fighting 4 cockatrices (CR 3). I figured it was an easy encounter, since the save DC is so low for their Petrification effect. Heck, they were having...

Insteresting theory. The Tipping Point was an excellent book. I can't wait to read his new book. DM

As an update, Terro is crack for ants. They line up at the "crack house" (Terro bait station) in droves waiting for their turn to buy (I mean take some). Then they go home and tell all of their friends about it and where to get it. After about 12 hours, there were dozens of ants literally...

Answering only for adult sessions of 3.xE: I have run campaigns since 2000. We have played once a week since then. While there have been weeks we were unable to play, we have also managed to squeeze in extra sessions here and there. Here is the breakdown: Campaign 1 - 3.0 Greyhawk -...

DM's 3.5E Greyhawk Campaign After spending several weeks in the Verbobonc area resupplying and gathering information, as well as rescuing two hostages, one from Bugbear bandits and the other from the cult of a banished god, though she turned out to be in league with the cult and was delivering...

Cool story. We are going to do that one next. I will post my details in another post. DM

I forgot to mention. The players I booted were for the following reasons: Player 1. Consistently taking actions that lead to the deaths of other characters, not engaging in role-playing, constantly leaving the table, picking on other players, always on the phone. Player 2. Constantly being...

I have one player who goes through phases of cheating on die rolls. He is good and I have never caught him at it. He is a nice guy and has been gaming with me since 2001, but I know he is cheating, though he plays it off very innocently. He is not a power gamer and is a friend of mine. He...