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Semi-Facetious Prediction: Element-based wizard builds! Frost Mage A-Go-Go!

Yup. I thought the article was a really great read - good content for Dark Sun, and for the Shadowfell. And it brought back nostalgic feelings for the 2e Ravenloft incarnation of Kalidnay. I'm hoping we're going to start seeing more bits and pieces of the content that likely would have been...

Thanks all. I'll give MapTool a more in-depth look-see than I've done in the past. I've downloaded it in the past and given it a cursory "What's this virtual table stuff all about?" kind of look. I'll check it out more seriously.

Apparently, the CDC has a really great sense of humor, and wants us to be prepared for an impending zombie attack.

First, some background: I've got 2 friends who live several hundred miles away from me. One in Kansas (named John), the other in Texas (named Mark). I live in Pennsylvania. They each want a D&D game. I've DM'd for Mark in person in the past before he moved to TX. John and I have known each...

I've considered what my actions would be. I.E., what family members I can reasonably expect to try to meet up with, who will be left behind, which house is easiest to defend, that sort of thing.

And you couldn't be further from the truth. But whatever. You're an antisocial misanthrope, so you can't fathom a world in which people aren't horrible to each other. Mod Note: Folks, Rule #1 is "Keep it civil". Stumblewyk has failed to do so, and will no longer be participating in this...

...Aaaaaand that's where you're completely off base. I never tried to snidely undermine the other DMs. In fact, more often than not, I really was interested in the rationale behind their decision. As someone who DM's their own regular game, I'm always interested in how and why other DMs do...

True enough, I guess. It's definitely a fair piece, I'll give it that. Amusingly enough, one of the first comments on the video's page is something to the effect of "It's just a shame it's 4e." I *facepalmed* so hard.

Yeah, I mean, the trick is doing it without being a prick about it I think. I like to think I'm a pretty easy-going guy, so even when I wanted to pull my own hair about stuff they were doing, and piped up out loud before I could keep my trap shut, I did it in a way that made it clear I...

It was certainly a well done glimpse into the world of P&P gaming, but once, just once, I want to see a serious look at gamers, where the subjects look like normal people with a slightly different hobby, instead of The Stereotype. I know we're out there, I'm one of them. I game with many of...

That's a shame. I was going to suggest pulling out your PHB, dusting it off, sucking it up, and playing a PHB-only PC for a while. During play, be cooperative, demonstrate your superior rules knowledge, while be flexible enough to say "I've always done things like this, but it's interesting to...

Back in 2e, I wasn't one to kill my player's PCs. I felt like I owed it to them to provide them a good time, and that included not killing the PC they worked on and invested so much time in playing. The closest I got to a PC kill was the death of a Dwarven Beastmaster's giant lizard mount...

Tangentially related to this topic is an interesting scenario I've encountered regarding marking effects in my 2 VERY different 4e games. In the game I'm primarily a player in, I've found that defenders typically end up marking, and then the marked creatures stand there and beat on the...

Regarding the Shadowfell/Domain of Dread concept: apparently, Wizards is releasing Domain of Dread: Histhaven on Free RPG Day this year. It's a pocket domain, in the Shadowfell, and they're outright naming it as a Domain of Dread. Sure seems like the 4e incarnation of Ravenloft is somewhere...

Wow. I guess I'm far more pessimistic than most. In the event of an assured, near-eventual cataclysmic disaster, I just see world economies and social structures collapsing. I see crime going through the roof, and I see nothing but pre-apocalypse apocalyptic living. The dollar would...

Well, hell. Since it's a free-for-all, I'll just make a (humble) request. I've got 2 PCs in the 4e Dark Sun game that I'm currently running that I absolutely LOVE. One player is playing a savagely feral halfling monk - a tornado of fist, claws, and teeth. The other is playing a mentally...

1. How long have you been playing RPGs? Since 1995. 2. What systems, editions, and different campaigns did you play in? Started with AD&D 2e - played a Gnome Cleric/Illusionist for about 2 years, until about High School graduation and the end of that gaming group. During that period, I DM'd...

My pantheon is mostly of my own creation with a lesser known/less popular FR deity sprinkled in to fill in gaps. I also keep Io as one deity of balance, with two differing aspects - Tiamat and Bahamut. Here's a link.

Hey doublewumpus, Just wanted to chime in and say I used power2ool in a recent gaming session, and it worked well. I've used a laptop to DM for years now, and p2 has quickly become my defacto tool. Thank you. Now...I've decided I wanted to build a random encounters table (based on the one...