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1e AD&D - I'm playing a LE Anti-Paladin from the Dragon Magazine article. Party is accosted by a group of knights, things are said by both sides, and blades are drawn. The Paladin of the opposing group charges at me with his sword. I say to the DM "I spur my horse forward, raise my shield, and...

I like the XP system. I also noticed an increase in the speed after the blogs feature was turned off. However, having the XP system take a vacation for a week or so seems reasonable to me.

My group tried something like this when I was running an Evil campaign. We were testing out the rules for using rituals to add magic to weapons. I laid out the guidelines and stipulations. One player wanted ice powers on his sword (1d6 cold damage). The stipulation was "face and defeat 1...

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For me, the problem started when I started reading those articles and books on being a "better" DM. ;) What I mean by that is this: My group has always been hack and slash. That's all we've ever really done. Sure, we "roleplay" a bit, but the only way to get them to do that is to give bonus XP...

I suffer from burnout. I've discovered over the years that I like more RP and less hack and slash. But my players are still well in the h/s mode of thinking. I know I'm not going to change them. So I've got two solutions. 1) Run modules. I grab something that will suit their style of play and...

Borrow a monster from WotC's MM 4 (3.5ed). Mageripper Swarm Sucks 1 random spell slot or spell like ability from everyone with 30 feet, per round, DC 19 will save. Gains hit points equal to 5x spell level drained for each spell. Swarm immunity (include spell effects that target an individual...

The way the power is described, it is a limited use power: "As a standard action you can strike with a telekinetic fist, targeting any foe within 30 feet as a ranged touch attack. The telekinetic fist deals 1d4 points of bludgeoning damage + 1 for every two wizard levels you possess. You can...

I've recently started playing in a Pathfinder game. We're all new to the rules (although we've played 3.5e for a number of years) and some of the small changes are making life interesting. I'm playing a Transmuter for this game (necromancy and enchantment spells are my prohibited schools). One...

For me, race and class have always gone hand in hand. In 1e/2e, I usually played a thief. Almost always it was elven or half elven, as those races provided the best bonuses. In 3e, the design of the game allowed for more/better combinations. With the inherent bonuses per race, and the...

Although this hasn't caused a train wreck with my group, it has been my downfall. I used to be very free flowing with my games. Give me a module, or a dungeon adventure, or even just a premise, and I could sandbox a game with ease. The group loved it. I was the DM for 10 years. We took a break...

We had a dwarf cleric and a dwarf fighter in one party. The fighter had a less than average intelligence, but was always bragging about how well he could drink. So the cleric challenged him to drinking contests in every bar. And successfully cast a spell to change his alcohol to water without...

I played a Dwarf Barbarian with an Int and Wis of 8. Not quite dumb, but definitely not playing with a full deck. His warcry was "Drathgar Smash!". Yeah, at low levels he didn't do a whole lot of smashing, but by about level 4 he was definitely a force. :lol:

Boy, I really love that Darkness spell! Just today, while playing 3.5 with my group, the Hexblade/Warlock (mentioned in my previous post!) did it again! The party was ambushed by some lizard men. 3 Barbarians, 4 regular lizard men soldiers and one sorcerer. The lizard men start by firing some...

Two incidents. Same group of players, 2 different sets of characters, 2 different campaigns. 1st Incident. Party is ~4th level. They have tracked down the BBEG on a ship. Most of the party has charged to engage the BBEG and his minions. The Warlock hangs back assess the situation. Next round...

If I were single, with no kids and no mortgage, those would all be mine, and painted. Damn you, reality! Damn you! :p

I used to love DMing. My group has always been of the "go out and kill bad monsters and take their treasure" type, so long, convoluted plots never happen. The best I can usually get is to have a villain appear early on and then show up on occasion to harass the party until they finally kill him...

*whispers* We're Canucks. ;) (But you're statement still holds water)

She doesn't want to waste the daily spell for defense if she can use it for setting something on fire. She doesn't quite grasp the fact that if the enemy hits her first, she may not get the chance to set anything on fire. :lol:

Sorry, it seems like I was arguing with you, but I'm not. I agree with you. I don't want to use the 4ED natural armour class option as I think it will be too overpowering for the game. The problem is the players don't want to use the defensive options that are available to them. I know that, in...