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Actually it occurs to me that there may be an ever more effective defense: make yourself a needle in a haystack. Goblins are good miners, right? And most D&D worlds have an abundance of natural underground spaces. First order of business is to make sure you have a good DOZEN escape tunnels...

In Mystara, there is a nation of dragons. The nation is composed of dragons of all colors. They have their own city in an extinct volcano, complete with dragon-sized towers, and a ruling council made up of all colors. Dragons in the wild are one of two types: those loyal to the council who obey...

Re: damaging equipment concept furthered Okay, here's another idea: If the character fails his save and takes damage, his least powerful magic item (DM call) has to make a save. If that item fails its save, then roll for the next most powerful item. Continue in this manner until a successful...

Double Pit Gate Invaders come to a closed portcullis, with a large hole in the ceiling just before it. There is a room above with archers who will shoot anyone attempting to open the portcullis. A low wall around the opening provides some cover from spells. Directly below the opening is a...

That was the set I started with too. I saw it in a store, shrinkwrapped, and it looked so cool I blew my allowance on it. I was always DM too. :-) Here's a blast from the past for ya... EXAMPLE OF COMBAT Four player characters, Morgan Ironwolf (1st level fighter), Silverleaf (2nd level Elf)...

Re: Thoughts . . . What controls exist -- in the system -- to support the DM in this? I don't mean rule zero, but specific rules. Rule zero is discussed in the DMG, but never explicitly stated in the PHB. Most references to the DM in the PHB are one of these general types: (1) DM will do X...

I ate there last year... Mike

If this had come along 10 years ago, I'd have jumped at it. Now I have a career and no real interest in getting into the "game industry"... it would be a major step down, and I have neither the time nor the need to moonlight. The only way I'd do it is if I were independently wealthy and didn't...

That's how I see it too. They're using the open source approach: mine the public for free ideas and development work. (Which is cool unless you're making money off it.) How many thousands of hours worth of free work are they getting just in the 1-page outlines? This is a lot cheaper than hiring...

If he knows he'd never want to give it away, why waste time writing it up? I originally planned to submit, but changed my mind. One reason is that I like to retain creative control over things I create; if chosen, Wizards would take it and do what they want, and I probably wouldn't like what...

Re: A dearth of replies... This didn't really work for our group. The players immediately purchased the MM (you need if for those Monster Summoning spells) and the DMG (for the prestige classes, and so they knew what items they could make with their item creation feats). Even without these...

Hi Kyle. I've never been in a situation like yours, but my heart goes out to you, and to your son. I do have some thoughts: First, I wonder if she was lying about the affair... did you ever talk to Christopher yourself? You were right on the verge of a compromise about Christopher, and THEN...

There's one thing a Chaotic Neutral can't do: be Lawful. If he is Lawful even half the time, he is Neutral rather than Chaotic. That means he won't keep promises, won't fulfill contracts, won't obey laws or rules, won't respect authority. He is going to get himself into trouble with...

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Okay, here is a general "immovable rod" transportation device. It uses two rods together on a lightweight frame. Using it is similar to using stilts. Basic design (see diagram): each rod is rigidly attached to the top of a lightweight wooden pole. At the base of the pole is a stirrup. The...

Well, you could play in Mystara, which has tons of NPCs in the 25th-36th level range, including all the major villains and many good guys as well. (It's pretty well balanced between them.) Characters can ascend to immortality and become gods. OTOH, the Mystara 3E conversion project has been...

Storyteller 3 Tactitian 2 Butt-kicker 1 Specialist 1 (wizard or fighter)

I don't have the link you requested, but I'll offer another one: http://www.squid.org/tools/names/index.html

I agree 100%! This term is far more annoying than munchkin. Every time I see it I think "oh, a newbie".