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Seriously Elf_Witch, if you're ever up in Baltimore / DC area, I've got a good little group going. I've been told that I'm a good game master, and i always ask my players for any input as to how i can improve at the end of every session. The only way to improve is to learn. But you telling...

Pattern your speech after a combination of HK-47 and, your inspiration Example: "Statement: Give me your clothes, meatbag." "Query: Where is Sarah Connor?" "Catchphrase: I'll Be Back."

Blah, something pronounceable! please! Now, the green dragon, i see... Hygrographica (Like it? it's the largest word written on this old russian map i have in my room, i presume it relates to the map being of coastal waters. perfect for a port guardian.) For the blue... Vimesavstra (derived...

Ditto. Downtime in my campaign comes at regular intervals (I hope the players don't notice, I set up my campaign in 5 acts of 4 levels each) and during the downtime they are literally traveling to a whole other planet, so they have quite a bit of time to do nothing but learn and whatnot...

Just makes me wonder if there is a Wee Jas unlimited...

it's a little more complex than that. See, in WoW, the AI is set to: "Kill producer of whatever Single Attack did the most damage to me" Which means: if a caster blows a big chunk of his mana on a single powerful hit, he might find himself the full-on focus of a dragon for several "rounds"...

Speaking of d12's, I have about nine of them. (based on their coloration i suspect that the large red one i've had since the beginning is a female and very fertile.) Are there any game systems that make more use of them? I've never found a system that used them as anything more than an...

Seen it in play... not game-breakingly effective. Knights are meant to be a meatshield's meatshield, but even in full plate, they can't handle taking multiple rounds of full attack from a significnat enemy. The first Knight's challenge (Fighting Challenge) only gives the knight a + to hit...

Good gravy, these people are right in my back yard... and they have been busy! Probably harvesting...

Roll for stats: 4d6 (drop lowest) four sets of six stats, pick one set. There are exceptions ("I rolled nothing higher than 12 in either set" "Alright, You have one last chance, roll six times using 4d6, and I'm loaning you these, my cursed dice." "Cursed?" "Yeah, they hate me. Roll good for...

There are many opinions on railroaders. The players are secondary to the story, they serve to act as meat that goes through the random grinder that is this game. There is no actual impact that the players can have on events, and they figure it out within the first session. The GM in this...

Just remember to keep it up! As long as you challenge the players AND their characters, then a great time will be had by all. Oh, and remember, if in any given situation, you don't know what the probability of success is, it is 50%. DC 10 is your friend!

Three approaches i have for dealing with my powergamer / brilliant tactician players. 1. Early in the game: Challenge Every Possible Skill. Within the first two game sessions of my current campaign, I had gotten players to jump (across a mud pit), balance (on a shaky old wagon), hide (from the...

There are no faeries in disc-world! Pixies, yes, but they're just gnomes that are very angry with a strong nationalistic tendency! And the witches barely do any magic (seriously, there might be one spell in the entire book, if even that) they more often get by on raw grit! and the Dwarves are...

Hmmm... So severely cut the number of spells for a spellcaster... BUT, make certain "universal" abilities into simple "I can do this anytime" magical effects... Maybe... maybe... if Wizards had both a pool of "magic points" AND specific spells they memorized... For in-play example: Orcs. Pie...

But what's a CR 10 monster from CoC? I'm pretty sure Shoggoths have more hit dice than, say, a rakhasa? (Still can't find my book!) Also: CoC players get Pistols (2d6 damage at range) and Shotguns, and dynamite... really, I think CoC players have a higher damage infliction capability (at low...

No, they're the same game. Give your PC's SAN points in accordance with the rules of CoC, and then send a CR 10 san-drainer after them (don't have my book on me at this moment, can't quote from memory) and you'll ind that they fare roughly as well as a 10th level CoC party does.

(raises hand) Someone who wants more spells per day, access to higher level spells sooner, and a more complete spell list? Oh, and more skill points because their primary attribute for spell casting ability also feeds their skills? That one-level delay in the sorcerer spell progression really...

Battlemage: Okay, he has Full attack, and full magic. He's a gestalt Spellcaster / Fighter. Why play anything else? clearly, he is optimal for dealing with any kind of enemy. You mention not having to hamstring a build, but what you are blind to is that every build is hamstringed! fighters...

Ouch, okay, here's the first thing: Use an Encounter Calculator it'll help a great deal with divvying up exp, and this one even provides a little challenge box. Your effective party level is 4.9 (about 5 is right) I don't know what the level adjustment is on the half giant though... If you...