Search results

Like billd91 says, the key is to remain flexible. Nothing wrong with trying out a new houserules, but be prepared to abandon it if it isn't working out. Otherwise, yeah, the main issues will be a game that is a headache to DM, or players who are unhappy with the new way the game runs. I've...

I've never done so intentionally. And I'm not aware of anyone who has left my game/groups I'm in saying "man, that Mark guy is a real jerk!" Or if they have, I've never heard about it later, lol. I am sure, however, that I have driven players from the game through sheer boredom in my early...

Once. I had joined a long-running high-level FR game. Big battle in Thaymount. I'm playing a wizard. Myself and another wizard in the party come up with a scheme involving multiple bags of holding/portable holes (can't remember which) that ends up blowing the top off Thaymount and killing...

Eat the rakshasa.

This is my better half in her own words: "Well, I bought the red box when I was about 10 years old (1983-ish) and forced my poor parents to sit through a very badly run game. It was a complete disaster so I retired from DMing at that point (though continued to be interested in D&D and would get...

Can't give you any more xp at the moment. Awesome pic as always, though!

Such a hard question. This has got to be up there, though. So beautiful. Be sure to listen to it on a decent set of speakers for those wonderful bass notes :) <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pev0dINRaok?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param...

Basic D&D, AD&D1e, D&D3.5e, Pathfinder, Castles & Crusades, Mage: the Ascension, Primetime Adventures. Don't think there were any others this year - usually there's a bit of Call of Cthulhu or Traveller in there as well...

My gf used to be a regular gamer but no longer plays. She's super-supportive of it, though. Actually, from time to time she does play (there is talk of a one-shot game with some of our old friends/gaming group over xmas and she's planning on playing in that) so I checked that box as well, heh...

The GM dropped the ball here. He should have made sure that your characters were compatible with each other from the outset. Whether he comes up with a reason for the group to be together or whether he lets you guys brainstorm something, either way just having incompatibe characters wander off...

Castle Ravenloft is another good choice for a one-shot. I've used that with folks who have no gaming experience whatsoever to good effect in the past. I'd agree that running it with one of the simpler editions of the D&D rules is a good idea (0e, B/X, S&W or the like). Everyone can understand...

This is very true and excellent advice. Back when I played the original, we knew that there was something of importance to us in one of the highest towers (the sunsword, iirc) but we couldn't figure out how to get there. made for some great focus in the game, scouting out routes through the...

A few things stand out. My dad used to tell me awesome bedtime stories when I was very little - some were reinventions of fairy tales, while others were made up stories about friendly monsters going on adventures. I was also interested in myths and folk-tales from a very early age. I remember...

When I DM, I prefer not to break the action with rules discussions. So in general, I make a call and expect the players to roll with it. If a player disagrees strongly enough, they're free to make a case for their objection. I'll hear that and decide one way or the other. I've accepted...

Yeah, major congrats guys! I'm not a purchaser of the S&W line, but I am a very happy subscriber to Slumbering Tsar, so it's great to see such a fantastic company doing so well. Keep at it!

For me it has to be Slumbering Tsar, the subscription mega-adventure from Frog God Games. We're six parts into it, with another eight to come, and already it has blown me away. A huge, sprawling, site-based campaign based around the ruined city of Tsar, overrun by followers of Orcus in years...

Yeah, Sorcerer is another good choice with a focused approach. If you use its Sorcerer and Sword supplement, it runs fantasy games pretty well also. Also heard good things about Dogs in the Vineyard - read it but haven't played it. It looks interesting and retains an intriguing degree of...

Primetime Adventures. Had the best experiences ever with this game when it comes to building a shared story through gameplay. Really fantastic. Primetime is about running a game as if it were a TV show or movie, and it really works. It's very light on the stats, very fast in the gameplay...

I had a similar experience recently wheen googling for pictures of the Wide-Toe Camel from the 3.5e Sandstorm supplement. It's a jungle out there! :angel:

That. "Ten eyestalks? My good man, I fear you are sorely misinformed. Athasian beholders have twelve eyestalks! My hat does not lie!!"