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A couple that happened at my table over the years: 2nd Ed - Player with Helm of Brilliance. Fails his savings throw against a fireball. Rules at the time were that each magic item he had needed to then make saves. Helm was the only one that didn't. Nearly full of gems, left a very big crater...

In 3.5 I opted to play a mage that didn't use the typical "firepower" spells. No fireballs, lightning bolts, etc. I went for Area of Control, focusing on the various Pit spells. The other players, at first, thought I was nuts just creating 10' deep pits, but as I leveled up and they became 20...

It is most likely a combination of reasons for your burnout. A new baby on the way. DM overload from the rule system. And disappointment in the results the system generates. The first will evolve as the due date gets closer and then passes and the child begins to grow. Having 2 already, you...

From my point of view as a GM and a player, the GM should have some freedom to change things "arbitrarily". There are, of course, caveats to that. Your own examples show just how a GM may have to make things up arbitrarily. Giving NPCs necessary skills that aren't listed? May be necessary to...

Not going to pay for those with that out of of alignment price exchange. The Canadian dollar has been near-par with the green back for 5 years now. At the current exchange rate, the Canadian price should be ~$51.50, not $58. Sigh. I would have grabbed the MM otherwise. I don't know why, but I...

You're back! Yay! I've really been enjoying this SH and was missing it. I have something to read on my lunch again! :D

BMV does carry a limited selection of magazines. However, they are primarily focused on used books and anything else is ancillary for them now. Sci-Fi World closed down a few years ago and became Legends Warehouse in Vaughan at 400 & Langstaff. They have a large back area for gaming and carry a...

I miss them both. Although I never subscribed directly, I had a standing order at my local hobby shop for a long time. Like many others, I felt the quality of the articles in Dragon during 3ed started to decline, becoming simply more of a push for the latest splat book rather than a selection of...

I enjoyed Elminister in the "Wizards Three" articles, but only because it was a 1-4 page article that usually had some nifty magic items at the end that I could use in my game. I love the Realms setting as a whole and my group has adventured there almost exclusively for 20+ years. We have no...

20+ Years of gaming have resulted in many changes. 1. One player's dining table in their 2 bedroom apartment. 2. He moved, we moved to same table in larger 2 bedroom apartment. 3. He moved outside of the city, we moved to basement apartment of another player. 4. 2nd player moved, we stopped...

I forget where we got the rule from, but we use this in our game: Firing into melee is done with a -4 penalty to hit unless you have Precise Shot, which eliminates the penalty. If you miss your target by more than 4 points, you roll randomly to determine who in the nearby radius (usually 1...

Our group is a mixed bag. We range in age from 17 to 45. The youngest 2 being the children of the oldest. My own 5 year old is becoming interested (he has his own dice now!). What this results in is a number of distractions at the table. When the current teens were children, they were allowed...

For me it doesn't matter. As long as we're having fun. I've done the sandbox thing, and with the right DM it is a blast. I've done the megamodule route several times - almost all were fun (one exception was a bad DM, but I don't play with his group any more). Even a "railroad" can be fun if the...

Many thanks for this! I can't wait to get home to download these! :lol:

I have to admit, I'm partial to racial ability maximums in the new edition. I like halflings that have a strength cap of 16. It doesn't mean they can't be fighters. They just won't be as effective as the half-orc with a 19 strength in a straight up contest of strength. It doesn't mean a...

I enjoyed the original grey box for Forgotten Realms and the 3ed FRCS. I don't know why, specifically, but FR1 Waterdeep and the North was my "go-to" book for inspiration for a long time. I liked it so much at the time that I bought a second copy and it is still sealed in the original...

Any of the characters you create are based off the characters being run by any of the players in Knights of the Dinner Table.

Why not just play something different? Try one of the new board games by WotC. Or any new boardgame from another company. Settlers of Catan, Game of Thrones, Axis and Allies, etc, etc, etc. Or try card games. Munchkin is a fun one. Just take a break from RPGs. I've found that when I take a...

We house ruled in AoOs way back in 1st edition. Basically, if you ran past an opponent and were forced by terrain to do it within their reach, they could attack you. It wasn't based on physical reach according to the rules, but more on common sense. IE the 20ft tall Giant could hit you if you...

I think this sums it up completely. I've followed the thread right from the start. I ran the ToH for my 3ed group a few years ago and this is exactly how it played out. I read and re-read the module several times. I made notes of things that I felt needed to be changed as they weren't clear to...