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DonTadow, my player is VERY heavy role-playing based (as mentioned earlier, we often have games with no combat at all), and a missing player can be catastrophic at times I agree. But, why should I punish (or whatever you want to call it) the player because a real-life situation came up they...

Posted it over there as well... thank you sir :)

Personally, I always hated that competitive thing in D&D. It has never fit any of the things I look to get out of gaming. I'm looking for well thought out interesting character studies that have depth and feeling. I'm looking for fascinating stories and tales that send my imagination to new...

Amen, I definately agree 100% Mallus... and count me in on that geezerhood (and all of my players). I've been playing for 22 years. Man, I'm getting old.

Yeah, I think the lucky of us fall into that group. I don't give XP for monsters, etc. I give out XP based on how fast I want the players to advance in power, etc. It's not meant as a "reward" to the players. I definately don't follow the standard rules when it comes to XP and my priorities...

Well, I've come to a conclusion on the two different opinions presented. One group of people have players that always show up to the games unless it's something VERY serious that has come up. The players all really enjoy the game and only miss for dire circumstances they can't controll. The...

Savage Wombat wrote: "If you think it's unfair to "dock exp" from an absent player, try killing that player's character and see how he takes it." It's happened before and it's never been a problem. I've been running games since 1983, and like many people here, I've seen it all. The players know...

You're correct JoeGKushner in that what works for one group may not work for another. All my players are adults, they all want to be there, none ever miss because they didn't "feel" like showing up. Everyone there is always extremely eager to be there, I have no "casual" players or "reluctant"...

"withholding XP is not punishment; awarding XP is a reward." I always thought it was fun, not the XP. Maybe I've been playing the game wrong? SupidSmurf wrote "Frankly, XP should be reserved for those that make the time and effort to come. At least in my game, people always make the time and...

Earning rewards is fun, I agree 100%. The players who are there have fun, the player who is unable to be there doesn't have fun. Why should I tack on an additional punishment? Peter Gibbons says "why would I ever need to actually show up and play?" Well, because the being in the game IS fun...

In another thread an issue got brought up that I've never had (http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=146556). It seems many DM's do not give full XP (or non) if a player can't make it to the game. I don't understand why. The game is supposed to be about fun, and as a DM, I always saw it as my...

First off, my sincerest apologies if this isn't the correct forum for this. I wasn't sure if Miniatures Trading and RPG Marketplace would be correct since it's neither Miniatures or an RPG... Anyway, on to the post: Due to a number of unforseen expenses (including a somewhat postponed honeymoon...

I'm interperting "morality" to signify the behavior of social creatures to act on things which benefit the pack. I think we do have such an inherent thing, but we also have a conflicting interest in the self. The needs of the self aren't always in conflict with the pack's needs, and when they...

I think Kahuna and I are on the same track... morality may be nothing but a more complex structure evolved out of inherent social/pack behaviors.

Mayhe he had DR 15/Taser for a thousand years...

I don't know if morality is "inherent", I'm not even sure how to define it, but I think that social-pack behavior is inherent. We are social creatures and instinctually attempt to better the group as long as it doesn't conflict with our individual needs. I believe most "moral" behavior can be...

Yes, most people know what a drow is. What the average person knows is not a Bardic Knowledge check. Knowledge Skill checks reveal details like their SR, powers, and so on. Bardic Knowledge checks do not. Nothing in the rules implies that sort of result. Commoners and most people know the very...

Because Bardic Knowledge doesn't replace Knowledge skills. If you were to meet a random troll, you would make the appropriate Knowledge check to see what you know of trolls. If that troll had a distinguishing mark that somehow related to Bardic Knowledge (ie: local notable people, legendary...

Synthetik Fish: Comparing one class ability to another doesn't help. They all vary in power and usefulness. Any direct comparison between abilities breaks down rather quickly. kanithardm: The rules cleary state what Bardic Knowledge covers and it isn't everything. pawned79: There is nothing...

The point I was attempting to make is that Bardic Knowledge is a hodge-podge skill, not a scholarly one. Bardic Knowledge gives you random tidbits of lot's of specific things, thus the "local notable people, legendary items, or noteworthy places." Knowledge skills are more comprehensive...