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Ah, PrCs. I don't use them. I wanted to continue the flavour of my 1e campaign and thought that the players would be capable of expressing their individuality and imagination without PrCs. Seems to have worked so far. They keep turning up and being imaginiative, anyway. Edit: If I did use...

Certainly a barbarian can rage when exhausted. He just shouts rather than jump around.

Ditto. 15-headed half-black dragon. Imagine the players' surprise when it breathed. :D

I don't always use 50% as the markdown - it depends on the circumstances. Non-magical items - generally 50-75%, less if old or particularly common. Magical items - 75-90%, depending upon demand and quantity. Unusual items - 50-150%, depending upon how unusual. Also, PCs will get better deals...

I would like to think that I am a 'Consider' DM. If a player wants to do something wacky with his character I consider it and make a decision. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If he wants a feat/class/feature/spell/whatever from a twinkbook then the answer would normally be a considered no (not...

1. I wouldn't have it work like that (I would have punished the paladin if he had slaughtered the gobbos) but the other two are 'reasonable' examples of fantasy/medieval discrimination. I see nothing wrong with morally grey ideas, I AM running a game for an evil party, after all, but not at the...

If a medium-sized speller casts a magic circle on himself from where does it originate? 1. From the centre of his square, making the size 1½ squares away from the edge of his square in all directions? 2. 10' in all directions from the edge of his square? 3. 10' in all directions from a...

Concentration check?

They get Eschew Materials as a freebie. Not completely sure about UMD as a class skill but doubt it would make much difference in practice so I'm OK with it (that means you can have it, Plane Sailing). Less sure about the metamagic casting time thing. Seems to me that taking longer to cast a MM...

How about going the Modern route and having Strong characters (fighter), Charismatic (noble/bard), Wise (ranger - OK, not so sure about this one), Smart (spellchucker)and Dextrous (rogue). Leaves a hole for Tough (barbarian?). Just a thought. Flame away.

Wand of Wonder - now there was a fun device. I had a dwarf cleric who used one on a giant toad (as a last resort), turning it into an enormous toad that ate me. Next round I tried again, opening a gate through which stepped a Pit Fiend. Turned a difficult fight into a difficult run away. Good...

That's the way I have rolled d20s for the last 30 years. It's the way we had to in 'the old days' before they made dice with 1 to 20 on for people who can't add up. And I always use the same d10 for the roll (the first one I ever bought). Don't use random number generators; I'd much rather roll...

IMC a Paladin is a Holy Warrier: the living embodiment of his God's will. Otherwise, a Paladin is what the DM says it is.

Not directly (previous parties were basically Good and the current one is basically Evil) but some of them are in high positions in 'the World' and may become known to the players. It is a very nice idea and one I may well broaden later in the campaign - when I've worked out how to get them in...

I try not to make stuff too complicated, for two reasons: 1. I'm likely to muck it up and confuse the players more than they already are. 2. Whatever I do, the players make it much more complicated by roleplaying (or being dumba**es. Or both.) or ignore it completely. I do like a good puzzle...

Pretty much what I was trying to say but, obviously, you said it better.

Yeah, I know what you mean. One of our DMs made players roleplay diplomacy, not just for flavour either. Fail to make a good enough argument and it didn't matter what you rolled. When I DM I shoot for something in the middle. I'd try to make each trap a little different and even interesting but...

I love the DoMT and used it a few weeks ago. Worked out OK, I think. One character gained 4 levels another was voided. Good balance. I like your alternatives, though they don't feel "artifacty" to me. I like my artifacts to be Epic. Many if the original cards are draw and get a big boost or...

If you don't want save or die, how about save or blow a leg off?

I think I agree with pretty much everything you've said, but it is very difficult to DM for everyone all the time. I can't invest the time necessary to create adventures (let alone story arcs) that include bits tailored to each of the players and their desires, though I try to play to their...