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Of course it isn't inherently bad. Nothing that enhances the game is bad (unless it is, and when it is you know it). Rolling with the game is the mutual creation of the story that is the whole reason the game comes alive and turns into a dynamic experience. Anyone can read a script, and I think...

Are you saying that your players know that treasure found is generated by their search tests, that it exists or doesn't exist based on what they roll? Is this really how you play? It's one thing for this to be a true yet hidden aspect of the game, but another thing to be an open fact. I want to...

They tell me not to change anything because they are enjoying the game so much. I just wish I could get more done.

I'm describing my game here, so if you aren't interested in reading that, you may want to stop here. Fair warning. So the politics are a definite part of the game. I'm running a very home brew version of the Tomb of Annihilation, but I've added so much of my own material that they are 5th level...

I've actually considered this several times. I thought that perhaps in some way I was failing them by not giving them enough to grasp onto. I do give a lot of hints, but I'm very leery of stealing the party's success by giving away too much, leaving them feeling that they are just pursuing a...

Thank you. I understood this, but it was still well worth pointing out. I was actually convinced early on by 5ekyu's short essay on the topic of skills, and have decided to do this. I am uncoupling all skills from both stats and class/backgrounds and simply allowing the PC's to gain slots which...

I'm certainly guilty of that. I'm 50, and I've run D&D games since I was 9. I have a horrible time mixing rules up between editions, and I generally think that 5e is the most elegant and well formed version of D&D ever created. I'm very story oriented and always have been, so the crunch is less...

This is an interesting idea.

First thank you for these comprehensive responses, they are so far more than I expected. I will respond first to the questions that 5ekyu posed as they are more in depth than I had even really thought of myself, and I think they cover what everyone else has asked. My general dislike for the 5e...

That is good advice. Thanks.

I will be starting a new game in a few months, and find that I am very dissatisfied with the D&D 5e skill system, and would like something more comprehensive, but not terribly more complex. I could just import the system from 3.0 into 5e, however I can well imagine that this is a topic that has...

I recently purchased Into the Boarderlands, the rewrite of B1 and B2 to use at the beginning of my next campaign to start this summer (we are currently playing Tomb of Annihilation). I plan to run them to 3rd or 4th level then transition to the recent Kickstarter I backed (praying it arrives in...

I have a player who has taken one class level of Monk, and then is leveling up as a Warlock. I have a question, which saving throws is he now proficient in? Saving throws are a big deal in the game, and it doesn't seem fitting that you get to have 4 proficiencies as opposed to two for a standard...

How much do you make?

Its not particularly complex, I have no great talent for painting like some folks I have met, but rather it is just learning the techniques and applying them. First thing is your paint, use good high pigment paints like Reapers line, or even citadel paints. I personally prefer P3 paints, but I...

Yes you are exactly right, I used a fine tip sharpie. Thank you for the kind words. The base is a custom resin design made by a local guy I play Warmachine with. I used a knife to slice away Reaper's base until I could mount it directly to the rock base itself. Sent from my Nexus 10 using...

I painted this guy to be my wizard of light character mini in WHFRP, a game that is starting tonight. He is a Reaper Bones sculpt that I recieved with my Vampire order off thier Kickstarter. I cut off the base that came with him and mounted him on a custom base. I am quite happy with the results.

Jonathan, that's a very good suggestion, I think it just might be. I'd need a very long needle, but if I can find one I think that might work. Thank you.

I cannot straighten this thing out. Hot water + Cold water works for about five mintues. As soon as the sword reaches room temperature it droops like a wet noodle on a fork. Love the model, but will never use it this way. Ideas?

The nexus products run jellybean and there is an immense amount of support for it. I am not familiar specifically with gaming applications, so if you are buying it specifically for running particular gaming apps then the advice to look into it first is wise. For Android products, the Nexus is...