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I would definitely make him reroll his stats. PCs should have strong stats. They're heroes, aren't they? My players roll 4d6 and select the highest three, rerolling all 1s. They roll three sets and choose the best of the three. That usually makes for a strong PC that will last and be...

Have the lich gate in a balor to slaughter the PCs. If that doesn't work, then maybe the PCs are a bit too powerful, and the lich sequesters herself in hiding for centuries, waiting until a newer, ignorant generation forgets about her, allowing her to scheme in secret.

The overall problem with turning and a group of PCs is that turning isn't really necessary in most situations involving a well-rounded party. The types of undead a cleric can turn and actually destroy can also be taken care of with a fireball, a lightning bolt, or a front-line brawler using a...

My group and I are in the middle of "Three Faces of Evil," and our group is as follows: human male rogue 3 half-orc male ranger 3 moon elf male scout 3 lizardfolk male druid 2 Now, the druid can heal and remove disease, of course, but I don't really see an overwhelming need for turning undead...

Why do people use "Peggy" in place of "Margaret"? 'Tis madness.

I don't subscribe to Dragon, but I might have to grab #138 for the "Ecology of the wight." If the PCs fail "Champion's Belt" (from Dungeon #128), then Waterdeep might be overrun by wights. ;)

"Destrier"

For a cheap download and an easy romp for newer players, try Dymrak Dread. The link is below. http://paizo.com/store/games/roleplayingGames/d/dungeonsDragons/roleplayingGames/wizardsOfTheCoast/classicDAndD/adventures/v5748btpy7mv2

I have also become a lazy DM, and I ONLY ever use modules. I highly recommend Dungeon magazine. Three modules each month (plus great articles and useful tidbits), and the third adventure path is right around the corner (not to mention the minor adventure paths here and there, like "Vampires...

The first time I ever gamed we played the Dragonlance Classics module Dragons of Ice. I played a half-elf ranger. I distinctly remember the roof of that inn in Tarsis being ripped off and sivak draconians descending from the skies. I barely remember anything else, as it happened in the winter...

My players joke with me when I slip up and give one of them a glimpse of my notes or fail to hide the MM. They have the respect to avoid metagaming me, as they understand how disrespectful that is. We've been playing together for the last eight years, so it's all understood by now. My advice...

War of the Spider Queen told the story of Lolth's silence (resulting in the denial of clerical spells to her priestesses) and the quest to learn why. The series also resolves that conflict. I highly recommend the books. It helps to have the Dark Elf trilogy (and perhaps Tangled Webs and...

Never, NEVER adversary.

At some point in some urban setting, make sure that the PCs stumble across an old, crotchety street vendor who beckons them forward, holding aloft a clay pot. "Black lotus. Stygian. The best!" ;)

I just ended an epic level campaign last March and we played in the upper teens to epic levels for two years, ending at level 28. Like Shade said, it wasn't much harder than lower levels. Of course, there are more numbers to crunch, but like Shade also said, make sure you have your shorthand...

Sure, they'd grasp the material, but it's a tediuos read. We actually study Beowulf in that class as well, and I have many students who don't take to it. Last year, I could tell that roughly 1/4 of my students simply stopped reading it (based on ever-worsening quiz grades and ambiguous paper...

I was stunned by his ability to retell parts of The Silmarillion. I read it once, and lemme tell ya, I need to read it again. The Encyclopedia of Arda is a great source if you need to put pieces together and have questions answered, but the book itself is so dense with lore it's hard to hold...

Counterspelling works if the wizard in question has the opposing caster spotted and has an action readied. Of course, in my games at least, PCs would rather just attack and do something rather than sit there and wait for it. I've done it as DM in the past, especially when I have multiple...

It really depends on the power level of magic in the campaign, what NPCs are available, and what opposition stands against them. If it's a small village, then perhaps there's no one in the village that can cast any of those spells, so it's a moot point. If it's a larger city, I would expect...